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43. Carpophaga paulina (Bil). 



There are seven skins from iSula Miiuguli, but none from Siila Besi. Most of 

 these birds are females or immature specimens ; but it is remarkable that the spot 

 on the hinilneck is somewhat duller, and without the strong gloss which is seen in 

 C. paulina from Celebes. If more adult males were at hand, it could no longer 

 remain doubtful tliat the Snla bird differs snbspecifically from the Celebes bird, but 

 at present we cannot be certain about this. Mr. Doherty describes the iris of the 

 Sula birds as "dull crimson; the feet beet-red, with blackish claws; the bill pale 

 leaden blue, with whitish ti]i, the liasal half purjile above." 



I may here remark that I do not believe in the distinctness of C. jmlchella 

 Wald. from the Togian Islands. It seems to differ from C. paulina merely in being 

 more of a golden coppery colour above, but we have in the Tring Museum specimens 

 from Celebes which are of the same golden coppery gloss, while others are quite 

 green. The alleged smaller size of the single specimen of C. pulchella may well be 

 disregarded, as it is very little and may lie due to individuality. 



44. Myristicivora luctuosa (Temm.). 

 Three y^Mrjfe- and one male from Sula Mangoli. Wings of the femalex 22(i — 

 240 mm., of tlie male 223 mm. 



45. Osmotreron wallacei Salvad. 

 A series from Sula Mangoli and Sula Besi. 



40. Ptilinopus mangoliensis Rothsch. 



" Resembles F. stibynlitris M. & \Vg. in the absence of the rust-coloured 

 spot on the abdomen, but differs from both P. i/ularis and P. subgularis in being 

 greenish yelhiw on the under surface, all the feathers of these parts being light 

 grey with very broad greenish yellow borders. The feathers of tlie crown have 

 narrow subterminal yellowish lines. Wing: i 165, ¥ 156 mm.: tail: cj 136, 

 ? 130 mm." (W. Rothschild in Bull. Ornith. CM 1898. p. 34.) "Iris, outer 

 ring crimson, inner greyish fuscous ; feet beet-red, claws blackish ; bill bright 

 ochreons, nostrils and base of mandible laterally bright crimson." 



Mr. Doherty has sent one S and two ? ¥, all perfectly adult, shot on Sula 

 Mangoli in November 1897. 



47. Ptilinopus chrysorrhous Salvad. 

 Mr. Doherty sent a series of twenty specimens, nearly all adult males, from 

 Snla Mangoli and Snla Besi. He notes the feet as being " beet-red or carmine, 

 laws blackish; the iris greenish yellow; the bill brownish black, with a pale tip." 

 Comparing with this large series six males and Xhrae females from the islands 

 of Peling and Banggai, between the Sula Islands aud Celebes, I lind that the latter 

 are distinctly smaller. The wings of the males from Peling and Banggai are 

 generally about 110 mm. long; those of the males from Sula Mangoli aud Sula Besi 

 are from 115 to 121 mm. long. Peling aud Banggai males have the wings 109 to 

 1 14 (only one !) long, while those from the Sulu Islands have them all 115 to 121 

 mm., but mostly about 12U. Also the tails of the latter are longer. The race from 

 Peling and Banggai should therefore be distinguislied as 



Ptilinopus chrysorrhous pelingensis subsj). nov. 



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