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The old bird has the horny fore-part of the bill yellow, the basal part darker, greenish 

 or blnish. The wing of the adult Ijird measures 165 — 175 mm. ; the tail about 

 12U; the terminal bar to the tail 32 — 34 mm. 



58. Osmotreron floris (Wall.). 



Alor, Pantar, and Lomblen. 1 cannot see any differences between the specimens 

 from Alor and those from Flores, but the series from Lomblen is very small and 

 consists mostly of young birds. It is possible, however, that Lomblen birds have 

 the wing and bill a little smaller, c? ad. (nat. coll.) Alor : " Iris orange ; beak 

 horu-yellow, clouded with plumbeous, basal half dark blackish grey ; feet carmine, 

 nails dark grey." 



59. Carpophaga rosacea (Temm.). 



Alor and Pantar, not rare. ? ad. (A.E.) : " Iris crimson ; orbital ring, 

 nostrils, and feet carmine; bill horny grey, e.Ktreme tip black." ? juv. : "Iris 

 clear cinnamon-brown, eyelids pale grey ; bill brownish plumbeous ; feet pale dull 

 carmine." 



Both male and/ema/t!, when adult, have tlie rosy head, while young individuals 

 have the crown of a pale grey, like the breast, but paler. Alor and Pantar speci- 

 mens re.semble fully those of other islands. 



60. Carpophaga aenea (L.). 



Alor and Pantar. The tail is generally greenish, but in one adult ?nale one old 

 feather is quite steel-blue. This shows again how careful one must be to compare 

 specimens in the same stage of plumage when studying local races. 



61. Ptilinopus melanocephalus (Forst.). 

 Alor, Pantar, and Lomblen, common. 



Alor, Pantar. 



Alor. 



Alor. 



62. G-eopelia maugeus (Temm.). 



63. Turtiir tigrimis (Temm.). 

 64. Chalcophaps indica (L.). 



65. Macropygia magna Wall. 



A fine series of this fine pigeon, hitherto only known from Timor, was collected 

 in Alor. They vary a good dea.l,Jemaled and young birds having a more rufous 

 breast and spotted head. 



66. Macropygia ruficeps orientalis Hart. 

 One female from Pantar. Tlie hind-neck rather sandy brown. 



67. Turnix powelli Guillemard. 



Lomblen and Alor. Iris white in both sexes. Eggs were found on April 1st, 

 5th, and 31st on Alor. They vary in .shape and colour, being more rounded or more 



