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In my Reference List, p. 190, I indicated North- 

 west Australia as the type-locality of G. smiihi. Having 

 received birds from the Northern Territory which have 

 the naked eye-space scarlet, I now designate Northern 

 Territory as the type-locality. The type was described 

 as having the eye-space " deep crimson-red." 



69b. Geophaps smithi ceciije, subsp. n. 



Melville Island Naked-eyed Partridge-Pigeon. 



Differs from G. s. smithi in being lighter above and in 

 having the upper -breast suffused with pink, and the dark 

 stripe below the eye lighter. 



Type, Melville Island, Northern Territory, No. 11,381. 



Range, Melville Island. 

 84a. Ettlabeornis castaneoventris melvilli, subsp. n. 

 Melville Island Rail. 



Differs from E. c. rogersi in its darker colour on the back, 

 head, and under-parts. 



Type, Melville Island, Northern Territory, No. 11,312. 



Range, Melville Island. 



Eggs white, covered all over with red and lavender 

 spots ; 51.5 to 54 mm. by 36.5. Date, 6.11.11. 



102a. Porphyrio melanottjs woodwardi, subsp. n. 

 Allied Blue Bald Coot, 

 Differs from P. m. bellus, in the colour of the throat 

 being less green, the legs being red, and in its much 

 smaller size : wing 271 mm. 



Type, Mongers Lake, West Australia, No. 10,260. 

 Range, West Australia. 



The type of P. m. bellus came from Albany, West 

 Australia. 



p. 197 : The correct names should read — 



No. 107. Podiceps ruficollis novce-hollandice. 

 ,, 108. Podiceps ruficollis carterce. 

 ,, 109. Podiceps ruficollis parry i. 

 The oldest name for the species being P. ruficollis Vroeg. 

 In Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. XXXIV., p. 66, 



