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cliesi bkck : abdonjeu rrhite ; fianks olive-yelloM-isb bro^vn, 

 soaie featbevs on tbe side of the breast olive witb black tips, 

 as vreii a? some of the vrliite breast-feather?^ tlius forming 

 a broken irregukar band across tlie brea>t. Under tail- 

 coverts creamy vrbite. Under uing-covcrls mixed black and 

 white. Iris dark bron-n; bill black; feet light. Culm en 2.3^ 

 ving 94, tail GS, tarsus 32 mm. 



?Iab. :\It. Mada, Burn (3000 feet), August 1898. 



i\Ir. Erxst Hakteut exhibited specimens o'l six new 

 species of birds from Burn. Tljey had been collected by 

 jMr. Dumas, wlio had accompanied the late "Mr. A. H. Everett 

 during liis last expeditions. ]\Ir. Hartert pointed out 

 that some of the forms were of great zoo-geographical 

 interest. The entire collection would be fully discussed in 

 ' Novitates Zoologicse.'' 



The new forms were described as follows : — 



ACAXTHOPXEUSTE EVERETTI, Sp. 0. 



(^ ad. Top of head greyish brown ; superciliary line pale 

 grey, not very conspicuous. Best of upperside dark olive- 

 green. Tail and wings blackish brown, edged with the 

 colour of the back. Throat dirty white ; remainder of 

 "under surface bright sulphur-yellow ; sides of breast and body 

 washed with greenish olive. Wing 59, tail 42, tarsus 22, 

 culmen 13 mm. 



? ad. Like tbe male, but a little smaller. 



Juv. Throat like the rest of the under surface. 



Hab. ^It. Mada, Buru. 



PlIYLLERGATES EVERETTI DU.MASI, Subsp. n. 



Differs from typical Phyllergates evertiti of Flores in being 

 slightly more brownish on the nape, and less greenish, more 

 rufous-olive on the back, and in having no indication of 

 white on tbe outer rectrix. 



Hab. Mt. Mada, Buru, 



Erythromyias BuauExsis, sp. n. 



^ ad. Top and sides of head slate-colour : upper wing- 



