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624 DR. F. H. H. GUILLEMARD ON BIRDS COLLECTED [June 1 6, b, c. 2 . Chabrol Bay. d. Juv. 8 . Mysol. Iris red or yellow ; bill and feet bright red. Length 17*7-18*5 centims.; wing 8*6-9*0 centims. The Arfak bird has no yellow on the first three primaries, in the others the first two only are without the yellow patch ; the head is more distinctly yellow. The species has, I believe, not been pre­viously obtained from this district. 33. OREOPSITTACUS ARFAKI (Meyer). Oreopsittacus arfaki, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 315. a. 3. Arfak. b. 2 • Arfak. 34. CHARMOSYNOPSIS PULCHELLA (G. R. Gr.). Charmosynopsis pulchella, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 317. a-c. 3. Arfak. d. 3 vi^ ^d. Arfak. e. 2 vix ad- Arfak. /. Jr. 3. Arfak. The thighs are slightly streaked with yellow in all. The young bird has the plumage of the adult, except that the breast is greenish and unstriped with yellow. It is also peculiar in having the inner webs of the flight feathers (beginning with the third) yellow towards the base. This seems to be a not uncommon characteristic of im­maturity in other allied genera. 35. CHARMOSYNA PAPUENSIS (Gm.). Charmosyna papuensis, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 320. a-c. 3. Arfak. d-g. 2 • Arfak. h-k. Vix ad. Arfak. I. Jr. Arfak. In all the last four examples, the inner webs of some of the primaries at the base are yellow. The individual / has the under surface barred, and the tail short. The long tail-feathers of this species appear to be naturally wavy from their first appearance. 36. CHARMOSYNA JOSEPHINJE (Finsch). Charmosyna josephina, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 325. a. 3 • Arfak (Bruijn). 37. CUCULUS CANOROIDES, S. Mull. Cuculus canoroides, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 328. a. 3. Momos, Waigiou, Nov. 12. 6. 2 • Momos, Oct. 25. c, d. Jr. Waigiou, Nov. 12 and 15. e. 2 • Wammar, Am, Dec.