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Ninox meeki differs conspicuously from all known species 

 of the genus. The nearest ally is probably N. variegata 

 from New Britain, New Ireland, and New Hanover, but the 

 latter is barred underneath, not striped, and the tarsus is 

 fully feathered, not covered with bristles only. 



Ceyx dispar, sp. n. 



Adult male. Lores bright rufous, feathers of the crown 

 black with glossy blue tips,, those of the nape and ear-coverts 

 glossy blue with black bases ; malar line black ; a pale 

 orange-rufous patch behind the ear-coverts ; back, rump, and 

 upper tail-coverts pale glossy azure-blue. Throat pale 

 orange-yellow, rest of the underside orange-rufous. Iris 

 dark brown ; bill and feet Chinese-red. 



Adult female. Like the male, but the top of head, nape, and 

 sides of the head orange-rufous, a blue-black stripe with tiny 

 glossy spots along the middle of the crown, and another blue 

 line along the ear-coverts. 



Wing, <J ? , 63-65, in one of the females 67 j tail 26-275 ; 

 tarsus 10, bill 41-44 mm. 



Hab. Admiralty Islands. 



Type in the Tring Museum : S ad. No. 5979. Manus, 

 6. ix. 13. A. S. Meek coll. 



Pitta superba, sp. n. 



Adult male and female. General colour glossy black ; 

 upper wing-coverts pale glossy blue, middle of the abdomen, 

 lower flanks, and under tail-coverts bright red. Inner 

 primaries and secondaries with wide dull green edges to the 

 distal ends of the outer webs. Bill black ; iris dark brown ; 

 feet flesh-colour. Wing in the male 128-134, female 122- 

 126 ; tail 46-50 ; tarsus 50-54; culmen 30-33 mm. 



Immature male and female. Dull black, without gloss, the 

 abdomen, etc. pale pink, and the bill with a small red tip. 



Hab. Admiralty Islands. 



Type in the Tring Museum : <$ ad. No. 6250. Manus, 

 13.x. 13. A. S. Meek coll. 



