Birds collected by Kyoto University West Irian Scientific Expedition, 1963-64, in the central highlands of West New Guinea

Abstract

The University of Kyoto has dispatched a scientific exploration party to the north side areas of Nassau Mountains, West New Guinea, between November, 1963 and March, 1964. Dr. Taian Kato, the leader of the party collected sixty six (66) specimens of birds belonging to 39 species at the following four localties.
(A) Area along the upper reaches of Kemabu River, between Homeo and Ugimba (elevation 3, 000-3, 500m).
(B) Dogabu River, chiefly in the vicinity of Hitariba (elevation 1, 700-2, 500m).
(C) Area along Dogabu River, near Beoga (elevation 1, 700-2, 500m).
(D) Area along the upper reaches of Kemabu River, in the northern skirt of Carstenz Top (elevation 3, 500-4, 000m).
Annotated list of the following species is given with localities, measurements and notes:
Excalfactoria chinensis novaeguineae, Anurophasis monorthonyx, Rallus pectoralis captus, Gallinago megala, Macropygia n. nigrirostris, Psittacella modesta subcollaris, P. lorentzi, Eurostopodes archiboldi, Collocalia vanikorensis granti, Anthus gutturalis wollestoni, Turdus poliocephalus versteegi, Crateroscelis robusta sanfordi, Sericornis beccarii idenburgi, S. a. arfakianus Megalurus timoriensis macrurus, Rhipidula a. atra, R. brachyrhyncha devisi, Machaerirhynchus nigripectus saturatus, M. flaviventer albigula, Microeca papuana, Poecilodryas albonotata griseiventris, Pachycephalopsis poliosoma approximans, Pachycephala schlegelii viridipectus, Pitohui dichrous monticola, Paradigala brevicauda, Lophorina superba feminina, Myzomela r. rosenbergii, Toxorhamphus poliopterus maximus, Melidectes nouhuysi, M. belfordi kinneari, Oreornis subfrenatus melanolaema, Ptiloprora erythropleura dammermani, Dicaeum geelvinkianum setekwa, Pristorhamphus vesteri meeki, Paramythia montium olivaceum, Zosterops f. fuscicapilla, Lonchura teerinki, Erythrura trichroa sigillifera and Oreostruthus fuliginosus pallida.