collected in Dutch New Guinea. 83 



and it would be interesting to compare these with typical 

 D. geelvlnkianum, which must be very closely allied, the 

 scarlet on the head, rump, and breast being equally bright 

 red in both. 



Young. Iris brown ; bill tomato-red, tip dusky ; feet dark 

 ash-colour. 



" This little Flower-pecker was very common everywhere, 

 especially around Parimau, where it frequented the large 

 more or less cleared space around the camp. It has a sharp 

 little call-note, and is rather active in its habits. It is very 

 tame and easily procured. It was often seen in pairs, but 

 single birds were frequent." — C. H. B. G. 



Pristorhamphus versteri meeki. 



Pristorhamphus versteri meeki Roths. & Hartert, Bull. 

 B. 0. C. xxix. p. 36 (1911) ; iid. N. Z. xx. p. 511 (1913). 



a. ? imm. ? Camp 6 A, Utakwa River, 2900 ft., 20th. Jan. 

 1913. [C.B.K.'] 



b, c. (J et ? [marked ^ ] . Camp 6 b, Utakwa River, 

 4200 ft., 26th Jan. & 4th Feb. 1913. [ C. B. Z.] 



d. ? . Camp 11, Utakwa River, 8000 ft., 7th Feb. 1913. 

 [C.B.K.'] 



Messrs. Rothschild and Hartert have described this dark- 

 breasted form from a series of specimens obtained by A, S. 

 Meek on Mt. Goliath. It is new to the British Museum. 



In this genus the females seem to be considerably larger 

 than the males. In P. versteri two males from Arfak have 

 wing-measurements of 58 and 59 mm. respectively, while 

 an almost certain female [marked ^ by Bruijn] measures 

 69 mm. 



In the present form the wing in the male (5) measures 61 mm. 

 and in the females (c and d) && and &^ mm. respectively. 



A female [a), apparently the immature of this species, has 

 no white spots on the tail, and the feathers of the breast are 

 brownish with pale yellowish-white edges, giving these parts 

 a streaked appearance. 



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