112 Mr. W. H. Ogil vie- Grant on Birds 



with the type-specimen by Count Salvadori. All these birds 

 agree with the above series from Dutch New Guinea. 



*Sericornis arfakiana nonhuysi. 



Sericornis arfakiana nouliuysi van Oort, p. 90 (1909) ; 

 Roths. & Hartert, N. Z. xx. p. 502 (1913). 



This large race of S. arfakiana was described from the 

 Hellwig Mountains, Noord River, and was subsequently 

 obtained by A. S. Meek on Mt. Goliath. 



Messrs. Rothschild & Hartert recognise three forms : — 



1. S. arfakiana, Arfak, hills near Humboldt Bay, Karon Mts. 



2. S. a. nouliuysi, Hellwig Mountains and Mt- Goliath. 



3. S. a. oorti, South-east New Guinea. 



*Sericornis meeki. 



Sericornis meeki Roths. & Hartert, N. Z. xx. p. 503 (1913). 

 Described from two female examples procured by A. S. 

 Meek on Mt. Goliath. 



In the British Museum Collection there are four examples 

 of a species of Sericornis said to have been collected near 

 Humboldt Bay, North New Guinea, by J. M. Dumas and 

 very nearly related to S. heccarii Salvad., which is believed to 

 be peculiar to the Aru Islands. These four specimens seem 

 to have the ear-coverts of a paler and lighter brown tinged 

 with rufous. The difference is so slight that, pending the 

 arrival of further material, I have identified them with 

 S. heccarii. 



Family TURDID^. 



*Geocichla papnensis. 



Tardus (^Geocichla) papuensis (Seebohm) ; Roths. & Har- 

 tert, N. Z. XX. p. 505 (1913). 



An immature female of this Mountain-Thrush was procured 

 on the Utakvra River, 3000 ft. 



Saxicola quadrimaculatns. 



Poecilodryas quadrimacidatus van Oort, Notes, xxxii. p, 213 

 (1910) [Hellwig Mts., 8700 ft.]. 



