THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Collocalia fuciphaga moluccarum (Stresemann). 
Kei and Sud-est Islands, Moluccas. 
Collocalia fuciphaga hirundinacea (Stresemann). 
West New Guinea. 
Collocalia fuciphaga vanikorensis (Quoy and Gaimard). 
Louisiade Islands, D’Entrecasteaux Islands, 
Santa Cruz, New Hebrides. 
Collocalia fuciphaga inquieta (Kittlitz). 
Caroline Islands. 
Collocalia fuciphaga tachyptera (Oberholser). 
Marianne Islands. 
Collocalia fuciphaga amelis (Oberholser). 
Philippine Islands. 
Collocalia fuciphaga unicolor (Jerdon). 
Ceylon, West Himalayas, West Burmah. 
It might have been concluded that the limit in the number of subspecies 
had here been reached, but apparently there is no limit in this connection, 
as the following year Ogilvie-Grant dealing with New Guinea birds in the 
Jubilee Supplement, No. 2, to the Ihis wrote, p. I9I : “ Mr. Oberholser [cf. 
P.U.S. Nat. Mus., 42, pp. 11-20 (1912)] has reviewed this species and recognises 
a number of subspecies. Later Mr. Stresemann has further added to the 
number. Some of the races described by these authors seem to be tolerably 
distinct, but it is certain that too many have been recognised. The G. 
fuciphaga group is a very difficult one, and even with the resources of the 
British Museum and the Tring Museum at one’s disposal it is difficult to decide 
as to the validity of some of the names ; it will thus be easily understood 
that the founding of new races of the C. fuciphaga group on single specimens, 
such as the type of G. aerophila, Oberholser from Nias Island, should not be 
lightly undertaken. I am, however, obliged to describe a new highland 
form from the Snow Mountains, of which we possess but two specimens.” 
Then was admitted Collocalia fuciphaga vanikorensis (Q. and G.) for 
birds from the Setakwa River, the type locality of Stresemann’s G. f. 
hirundinacea, while C. hirundinacea, raised to specific rank, was used for 
birds from the Mimika River, a comment reading : “ Mr. Stresemann states 
that the tarsus is unfeathered in this species ; but this is not really the 
case.” This suggests that once more there is confusion in the discrimination 
of the species and subspecies of these birds. 
It is probable that this bird is also a resident in Australia as the species 
of this group are resident birds. At the present time it is only known from 
one specimen secured at Cape York, Queensland, by Mr. Robin Kemp and 
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