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ON NEW-GUINEA BIRDS. 



The young bird (Skroe, 26 February 1897) has the cheeks 

 green with yellow shaftstripes, much resembling desmarestii, 

 but the subocular spot is smaller and more greenish blue 

 and the blue occipital spot is wanting. 



Of Cyclopsitta desmarestii and subspecies we possess the 

 following specimens: 



a. Cyclopsitta desmarestii (Garnot). 



9 specimens from Dorei and from Arfak (collected by 

 Wallace, Hoedt, von Rosenberg and Woelders). 



b. Cyclopsitta desmarestii intermedia Oort. 



7 specimens from Lobo Bay (S. Muller coll.), Skroe 

 (K. Schadler coll.), Kaukas (and Fak-Fak). 



c. Cyclopsitta desmarestii occidentalis (Salvadori). 



5 specimens, 2 from Sorong and 3 from Salawatti, collected 

 by Dr. Bernstein. The specimens from Salawatti are much 

 brighter coloured on cheeks and earcoverts than those from 

 Sorong. More material probably will show that specimens 

 from these two localities are constantly differing. 



d. Cyclopsitta desmarestii blythi Wallace. 



4 specimens from Misool, collected by Wallace, Bernelot 

 Moens and Hoedt, and one specimen without locality pre- 

 sented by van Musschenbroek. The two specimens collected 

 by Hoedt are young birds ; they have large bluish green 

 subocular spots. The bird presented by Bernelot Moens, 

 an old specimen, has under each eye a light green feather. 

 In the specimen collected by Wallace the subocular spot 

 is quite wanting. 



Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. XXX. 



