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Pjcus spilolophus. Pic. dorso alisque sanguineo-coccineis ; sub- 

 tics sordide alius, Juscescenti undidatus ; capite colloque nigris, 

 guttis albis maculatis ; hujus maculis grandioribus ; remigibus 

 cauddquejuscis, harum pogoniis internis albo maculatis. 

 Longitudo corporis, 1 If. 



Picus modestus. Pic. supra ater, alis ad latera apicesque subru- 



Jescentibus ; capite in J route genisque obscure coccineis, occipite, 



guldy jugulo, colloque grisescenti-atris, plumis maculd minuiis- 



simd alba ad apicem terminatis ; rectricibus duabus mediis elori' 



gatis. 



Longitudo corporis, 15 ; alee a carpo ad apicem remigis 4tae, 6 j 



caudce, 6 ; tarsi, 1 ; rostri, ]i. 

 Lampromorpha amethystina. Lamp, supra splendide ame- 

 thystina ; abdomine albo, Jasciis viridi-amethystinis ornato ; rec- 

 tricibus lateralibus albo notatis. 

 Longitudo 7^. 



This description is taken from a bird in the state of change, the 

 amethystine feathers on the back, tail and breast, appearing par- 

 tially through a ferruginous ground, but sufficiently numerous and 

 defined to indicate the adult plumage. A younger bird in the col- 

 lection has nearly the whole of the upper body ferruginous with an 

 amethystine feather here and there breaking out. In a note ap- 

 pended to the description of the species, Mr. Lindsay states that the 

 natives considered them of extremely rare occurrence. 



Nycticorax Manillensis. Nyct. supra castaneo-riifa ; collo in 

 Jronte, abdominis lateribus, Jemorum tectricibus, alarumque iec- 

 tricibus inferioribus pallidiori-rufis ; capite colloque supra nigris, 

 cristce pennis longis pendentibus albis, apice nigro ; pectore ab- 

 domine crissoque albis. 

 Statura. paulo major quam Nyct. Caledonica, cui simillima; dif- 

 fert tamen colore crista?, colli in fronte, tectricumque inferiorum 

 alarum. 



