THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
to enter into tlie matter. It also shows clearly the obsession with regard to 
island races I have previously indicated in connection with this work ; thus two 
males and one adult, one immature female from Sudest Island are separated 
from the New Guinea birds as a new distinct subspecies, the whole of the forms 
inhabiting New Guinea being lumped with the North Australian subspecies, 
Rothschild and Hartert writing : “We do, therefore, not hesitate to call all the 
Papuan birds before us Caprimulgus macrurus yorhiy Their conclusions as to 
the forms recognisable read : 
Caprimulgus macrurus meeki (Rothschild and Hartert, p. 321), 
Sudest Island. 
Based on four specimens showing little pronounced differences in any way, yet 
regarded as a “ nice new form ” darker than New Guinea specimens “ the wing 
shorter than Bornean.” 
Caprimulgus macrurus macrurus (Horsf.). 
Java. 
Caprimulgus macrurus salvadorii (Sharpe). 
Borneo and Palawan. 
This form is only provisionally accepted as being “ somewhat larger.” As 
I have shown above that from Oberholser’s own figures the Bornean form is 
larger, it should be absolutely recognised. The differences seem more pronounced 
than those recorded for the new race from vSudest Island, Rothschild and 
Hartert introduce. Another new race is proposed as 
Caprimulgus macrurus oberJiolseri (Rothschild and Hartert, p. 322) 
for the birds from Lombok and Sumbawa. 
Caprimulgus macrurus mesopTianis (Oberholser). 
Moluccan Islands. 
Rothschild and Hartert accept this on coloration, confirming my note that in size 
it was not difierent. 
Caprimulgus macrurus kuehni (Rothschild and Hartert, p. 322) 
is proposed for four males and one female from Tual, Little Key, Key Islands, 
“ nearest to the Moluccan form, but the bars on the abdomen are generally 
narrower, and the wings are strikingly shorter. ‘ Males 175-177 mm.’ measure- 
ments of preceding, males 184—192 mm.” 
Caprimulgus macrurus yorki (Mathews). 
“ We have a large series of Goatsuckers of this species from New Guinea, 
Le., from various parts of British New Guinea and the foothills of the Snow 
Mountains, also a male from Andai, Arfak Peninsula, a young bird from 
Humboldt Bay, and an adult female collected at Korrido, October, 1896, by 
William Doherty. The latter, unfortunately, in very bad condition, appears 
to be darker, but all the others agree well with two skins from Cape York. 
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