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Show 642 DR. F. H. H. GUILLEMARD ON BIRDS COLLECTED [June 16, 127. PTILOTIS CINEREA, Sclat. Ptilotis cinerea, Salyad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 338. a. Arfak. Under wing-coverts ashy, posteriorly rufous. 128. PTILOTIS CHRYSOTIS, Less. Xanthotis chrysotis, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 346. a. 3 • Salwatti. Iris brown ; bill and feet black. Length 23*0 centims., wing 10*5. This species is not found in Waigiou and Batanta, where it is replaced by P. fusciventris. Dr. Gadow (Cat. B. vol. ix. p. 238), although admitting the latter as a subspecies, has placed the example under P. chrysotis, and erroneously given Waigiou as a habitat. 129. PTILOTIS FUSCIVENTRIS (Salvad.). Ptilotis fusciventris, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 348. a, b. 8. Waigiou. c. 2 • Momos, Waigiou. Iris brown ; bill black ; feet bluish grey. Length 23*7 centims., wing 10*5-10*9. Differs from the preceding species in being greener on the upper surface, and without the rufous on the breast and sides of the body. 130. ? EUTHYRHYNCHUS GRISEIGULARIS, Schleg. Euthyrhynchus griseigula, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 341. Euthyrhynchus flavigula, id. ibid. p. 341. a. 8 • Andai. Iris gamboge-yellow ; bill horn-colour, lower mandible yellowish ; feet bluish slate. , Length 19*8 centims., wing 9*4. Above uniform olive, vertex and occiput dark brown; beneath dull rufescent, faintly washed with olive-yellow. Inner web of remiges whitish, not rufescent. In the absence of any specimen with which to compare the present example, I am uncertain to what species it should be referred. E. flavigula comes from the same locality as E. griseigula, is "verylike E. griseigula, but smaller, and with the rufescent underparts slightly washed with olive." Possibly the two species are not really separable. Salvadori's measurements (17*5 and 160 centims.) are probably given from the dried skin. 131. TROPIDORHYNCHUS NOV.E GUINEAS. Tropidorhynchus nova guinea, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 357. a. 3 • Wokan, Aru. b. 3 . Dobbo, Aru. c. 2 juv- Dobbo. d. 3 • Waigiou. e. 3 • Batanta. Iris brown; in the Waigiou example red. Bill and feet black. Length 35-37 centims. The young bird is without frontal tubercle, |