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F.flaricoUis from Timor and Flores does not differ in anything from P. ewingi of 

 Australia. Count Salvadori, on p. 08 of Cat. B. XXL, says of P-flai-ieoUis: " Similar 

 to F. ewiniji, from which it is doubtfully distinct; the only difference appears to be 

 the slightly yellower tinge of the anterior part of the neck and crop-regiou." 

 I have not been able to see this supposed difference at all, and our Savu series 

 clearly shows that theyellower tinge is no specific character, even among the irviles some 

 being very strongly tinged with yellow on the foreneck, others hardly or not at all. 



The male agrees well with the descriptions of P. ewingi, except that most of 

 them (perhaps the older birds) have a distinct rose-purplish spot, ot the same 

 colour as the crown, at the base of the lower mandible, like P. roseicupiUns and 

 others. The nape and hindneck are sometimes strongly tinged with greenish, 

 sometimes almost pure ashy grey. The adult /i»w«/e differs from the male only in 

 being darker and somewhat more greenish on the crop-region and npper breast, 

 and in the rosy lilac patch on the ni)per part of the abdomen being less brilliantly 

 developed. 



Young birds have the feathers of the upper parts edged with yellow, thi; 

 head green like the back, the abdomen green with an orange-yeUow area on the 

 lower abdomen, the under tail-coverts yellow, not orange. The old mali', according 

 to Mr. Everett, has the " iris orange-yellow; orbital skin and bill dark leaf-green; 

 feet greyish olive-green." The young birds have the " iris olive; bill dull blackish; 

 feet dark olivaceons grey." 



The generic name of this genus has lately been almost universally spelt 

 " PtilojJi/s," but the first original spelling is '■' Pfili/iopu.s." 



31. Geopelia maugeus (Temm. & Knip.). 

 Several males. 



32. Turtur tigrinus (Temm. & Knip.). 

 Several specimens. 



33. Synoicus raalteni pallidior subsp. nov. 



A large series of this rare quail from 8avu is so distinctly paler than the 

 specimens from Timor in the British Museum that they must be separated sub- 

 specifically. They are much paler rufous below, and more greyish above. The 

 adult male has the " irides dark lake-red ; bill lead-grey, culmen black ; legs 

 olivaceons." The adnlt/emale : " Irides very dark lake-red ; bill lead-grey, culmen 

 clouded with black : legs light olive-yellow, claws grey." Wing S ad. 88 — 95 mm. 



34. Turnix maculosus (Temm.) (an snbsp. ?). 



A number of this little Turni.r from Savu are closely allied to Turnix maculosu.i 

 of Australia, but most of them seem to be somewhat more greyish above, and 

 with a lighter and more distinct middle line on the head. As there is no fully adult 

 female in fresh plnmage among them (unless the old femnle of the Savu bird 

 never assumes the broad rufous collar?), it cannot be separated, but must stand as 

 T. maciihmis. A fairly oh\ female has the " bill dark brown, base of maxilla and 

 entire mandible greenish yellow ; legs yellowish green ; iris pale yellow." The old 

 male : " Bill du.sky horn-brown, yellowish green at base," 



