REPORT ON THE BIRDS— TONGA, THE FIJIS, API, AND TAHITI. 5-1 



The comparison of the dimensions between the Fiji and Tonga specimens, given 

 above, will show a considerable difference ; but I must remark that they cannot stand as 

 of specific value, for I have measured specimens from Tonga as small as those from Fiji, 

 and also large specimens from Fiji. 



20. Ghryscenas victor, Gould (PI. XV.). 



Chryscena victor, Finsch, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1873, p. 733, et 1875, p. 557, et 1877, p. 736 ; id. 



Journ. Museum Godeffroy, Heft xii. p. 10 (187G) ; Layard, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1875, 



p. 437. 

 Ptilojpus victor, Elliot, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1878, p. 568. 



An old specimen in full plumage from TaviunL 



21. Chryscenas viridis, Layard (PI. XVL). 



Chryscena viridis, Layard, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1875, pp. 151, 437; Finsch, Proc. Zool. Soc, 



1877, p. 736. 

 Ptilopus layardi, Elliot, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1878, p. 567. 



[No. 55. Kandavu. Sex not certain. Eyes yellow ; legs violet ; bill green. 



No. 56. Kandavu. 



No. 81. Kandavu. Male. Bill green; legs violet; eyes white. Stomach con- 

 tained green fruit with stones. (Specimen figured PL XVI.) 



No. 91. Kandavu. Male. Eyes white ; bill green ; legs violet. 



No. 92. Kandavu. Male. Stomach contained a fruit about the size of a cherry, 

 with a large hard stone. Shot August 6. This pigeon was common on Kandavu, and 

 generally seen in pairs.] 



This well-marked species, distinguished by the yellow head and under tail-coverts, is 

 not the young of Chrysama luteovirens, as erroneously supposed by me (Journ. Mus. 

 Godeffr., Heft xii. p. 10). It seems to be confined to the island of Kandavu, and was 

 first discovered, as Mr Layard notices, by the Challenger Expedition. 



22. Columba vitiensis, Quoy et Gaim. 



Columba vitiensis, F. & H., Orn. Central-Polyn., p. 137, taf. xi. tig. 2; Layard, Proc. Zool, Soc, 

 1875, p. 437, et 1875, p. 496 ; Finsch, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, p. 736. 



[No. 54. Male. Kandavu. Eyes yellow; legs and upper part reddish, and beak, 

 except tip, red. 



No. 97. Male. Kandavu. Legs and eyes red, eyelid red; bill, base red, tip green. 

 The stomach contained the seeds of the little red pepper so common on shore (Chili). 

 The gizzard was quite ordinary, and contained nothing of the nature of that in Nos. 88, 

 96 (Carpophaga latrans). The first specimen we have taken of this pigeon. Shot 

 August 6. 



No. 187. Male. Kandavu.] 



