collected in Dutch New Guinea. 49 



Myzomela sques nymani Roths. & Hartert, N. Z. x. p, 223 

 (1903), xiv. p. 479 (1907) ; xx. p. 512 (1913). 



a. ? . Wakatimi, Mimika River, 21sfc Nov. 1910. 

 [No. 1535, G. C. S.] 



r b-d. ^ ? . Parimau, Mimika River, Isfc Sept.-22ncl Nov. 

 1910. [Nos. 81, 293, 549, C. H. B. G.'] 

 = e-k. ,$ ? . White Water Camp, Kapare River, 29th Oct.- 

 10th Nov. 1910. [Nos. 380, 400, 412, 432, 471, 472, 

 C. B. B. G.'] 



I. ? . Kamura River, IGth Sept. 1910. [No. 1171, 

 G. C. S.-] 



m. ? . Wataikwa River, 8th Oct. 1910. [No. 1296, 

 G. C. S.] 



n. c?. Iwaka River, 23rd Jan. 1911. [No. 904, 

 C. H. B. G.] 



The female differs from the male in its smaller size, also in 

 the paler and browner colour of the underpurtSj and has been 

 separated as Cosmeteira mimima Walden. (Type in the 

 British Museum.) 



Of the series in the present collection the measurements 

 are : — 6 males, wing 69-72 mm. ; 7 females, 60-62 mm. 



Messrs. Rothschild and Hartert have separated the speci- 

 mens from Eastern New Gruinea on account of their supposed 

 greyer colour and wider gular patch, covering nearly the 

 entire chin and throat. Our series agrees with specimens 

 from Eastern New Guinea in having the throat-patch wider 

 than in typical specimens of M. eques from Waigiu and from . 

 Salawatti, Misol, and the northern parts of New Guinea. 

 The difference is, however, slight and does not seem to be 

 quite constant. 



" This Honey-eater was only found throagh the middle bel 

 of the mountains and was nowhere seen where the following 

 species occurs. 



It has the call and habits of the other members of the 

 genus, and was usually observed in pairs.''' — C.H. B. G. 



SER. X. — JUB.-SUPPL. 2. E 



