82 THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 



a few remains of insects. The bird was shot by Mr Abbot ; two others were in company 

 with it at the time. These were the only specimens seen either by Mr Abbot or any 

 other of the party. They were not apparently very shy. A gun is said to have been 

 fired close by just before they were observed. No. 241. Male, shot at Wokan. Eyes 

 dull red ; legs delicate sky-blue or cobalt blue. Nos. 242, 243. Males, shot at Wanunibia. 

 Nos. 250, 251. Males. Eyes yellow. No. 252. Male (young). Eyes yellow.] 



Seven specimens — one fully adult male (No. 201) from Wokan; and five adult 

 males (Nos. 241, 242, 243, 250, 251), and a young male (No. 252) from Wanumbai. 



32. Manucodia atra, Less. 



Manucodia atra, Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen., vol ix. p. 189, sp. 4 (1876); Sliarpe, Cat. B. 

 Brit. Mus., vol. iii. p. 183 (1877) ; Salvad., Proc. Zool. Soc, 1878, p. 98. 



[Nos. 209, 210. Male and female. Eyes orange; legs black. The stomach con- 

 tained fruit and seeds.] 



The male is larger than the female. 



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33. JEluracedus melanotis, G. K. Gi\ 



Pittonorliynchus melanotis, G. R Gr., Proc. Zool Soc, 1858, p. 181, Arrou (type examined). 

 JSluraaidus melanotis, Gould, B. of New Guinea, part 1 (1875); Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen., 

 vol. ix. p. 193, sp. 28 (1877); Proc. Zool. Soc, 1878, p. 99. 



[No. 211. Eyes red ; legs with a bluish tinge. Appears to be a young bird; could 

 not make out the sex.] 



Mr Gould has expressed some doubts about sEluraadus arfakianus, Meyer, being 

 really different from this species ; but the greater amount of black on the head and on 

 the neck of sEluracedus arfakianus, the triangular shape of the light spots, with the acute 

 angle turning downwards on the upper part of the breast, and the smaller dimensions, 

 distinguish at once the New Guinea bird from its Arrouan relative. 



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34. Ptilopus iozonus, G. E. Gr. 



Ptilonopus (!) iozonus, G. R Gr., Proc Zool. Soc, 1858, p. 18G, Arrou (type examined). 



Ptilopus ionozcmus, Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen., vol. ix. p. 198, sp. 24 (1876). 



Ptilopus iozonus, Salvad., Proc Zool. Soc, 1878, p. 99 ; Elliot, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1878, p. 547. 



[No. 289. Wanumbai. Female. Legs red; base of upper mandible red, tip yellow ; 

 lower green, with the tip lighter. Stomach empty.] 



35. Ptilopus coronulatus, G. E. Gr. 



Ptilonopus coronulatus, G. R. Gr., Proc ZooL Soc, 1 858, p. 1 85, pi. cxxxviii., Arrou (type examined). 

 Ptilojms coronulatus, Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen., vol. ix. p. 198, sp. 26 (1876); Proc. Zool. 

 Soc, 1878, p. 99; Proc Zool. Soc, 1879, p. 546. 



[Nos. 220, 221. Wokan. Males. Eyes red; bill green; feet red (dull). Stomach 

 empty.] 



