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Ptilotis chrysotis filigera Gould. 



Ptilotis filigera Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1850, p. 278, pi. 34. — Gadow, Cat. B. Br. 



M. IX, 1884, p. 237. 

 Xanthotis filigera, Salvadori, Orn. Pap. II, 1881, p. 344. 



Coll. LORENTZ: 



N°. 39, cf > Noord River, 12 May 1907. Iris dark brown, bill black, feet grey-blue. 



N°- I 37> cfi Noord River, 24 May 1907. Iris dark brown, bill black, feet blue. 



N°. 206, Ç, Van Weel's kamp, 7 June 1907. Iris dark brown, bill black, feet slate-blue. 



N°. 260, çf, Noord River, 16 June r907. Iris dark brown, bill black, feet slate-blue. 



N". 310, çf, Sabang, 4 July r907. Iris dark brown, bill black, feet dark grey. 



N°. 328, çf, Sabang, n July 1907. Iris dark brown, bill black, feet dark grey. 



N°. 444, çf 1 , Resi Mountains, 11 September 1907. Iris brown, bill black, feet cobalt-blue. 



N°. 456, cT, Alkmaar, 23 September 1907. Iris dark brown, bill black, feet grey-blue. 



This subspecies ranges from northern Australia, through southern New Guinea to the 

 Aru Islands. Birds from the latter locality hâve been separated in 1903 by Rothschild 

 and Hartert under the name of Ptilotis chrysotis saturatior (Nov. Zool. X, 1903, p. 445), 

 but in the collection of the Leyden Muséum the spécimens from the Aru Islands vary much 

 inter se and they possess not at ail in every example the distinguishing characters given by the 

 two authors. Also the examples collected by Mr. LORENTZ are not ail the same in colo- 

 ration; n°. 260 f. i. is light, n°. 328 dark coloured, both are however adult maies. The greyish 

 minute spots on the hind neck are not always présent. 



Ptilotis versicolor Gould. 



Ptilotis versicolor Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1842, p. 136. — Salvadori, Orn. Pap. II, 

 1881, p. 334. — Gadow, Cat. B. Br. M. IX, 18S4, p. 234. 



Coll. KOCH: 



Q, Merauke, ro September rç)04. Iris blue. 



This spécimen is smaller than Ptilotis versicolor sonoroides G. R. Gray; the upper- 

 and undersurface are a little more tinged with yellow. Wing 99, tail 94, bill 22, tarso-met. 26 mm. 



Entomiza cyanotis griseigularis nov. subsp. 

 Coll. LORENTZ: 



N°. 519, Q, Merauke, 17 November 1907. Iris dark brown, bill black, feet ashy grey, barespace 



round the eye yellowish brown 

 N°. 520, cf, Merauke, 17 November 1907. Iris dark brown, bill black, feet ashy grey, bare space 



round the eye blue. 



This apparently new subspecies is much like Entomiza cyanotis (Latham), (Gracula 

 cyanotis Latham, Supp. Ind. Orn. 1801, p. XXIX), from Australia, only the colour of the 

 chin, throat, foreneck and centre of the upper breast is not dark blackish àshy grey, as is 

 the case with six spécimens from Australia in the Leyden Muséum, but much lighter pure 

 grey. The basai half of the inner webs of the primaries is pale fulvous. Wing 135 and J45 mm. 

 Nova Guinea. IX. Zoologie. i; 



