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G.floresiamis sumbavensis : S with wing 159 — 168 (generally about 163 — 105) 

 mm. Generally intermediate in size between tlie two others. Under wing-coverts 

 a shade lighter, tlie green lighter and slightly more yellowish. (Hab. : Lombok 

 and Sambawa.) 



G. ^/ioresianus tjiiulaiiue : d with wing 167 — 174 mm. Generally largest of 

 the three. In colour like G. Jioresianm axmiavens/s, although the red of the face 

 may generally be deeper. 



As said before, in all these forms the yonng male passes from the green-headed 

 first stage, through a brown-headed stage, to the red-headed final plumage, both 

 times by moult, 



55. Eclectus cornelia Bp. (III. p. 587). 



The home of this beautiful parrot was unknown until Dohei'ty sent a ma/c and 

 a female from Sumba. Both those, however, were bought from natives of the 

 interior, and both had their wings cut. Mr. Everett has now sent a magnificent 

 series of both sexes, mostly collected by his native hunters in the interior and in the 

 western part of Sumba, where it is evidently a common bird. The beak is black in 

 thejemale, while the male has the maxilla red, the mandible black. The birds were 

 in very good plumage in December. The wing of the ?>iale is about 265 — 270 mm. 

 long, that of the/emale 255 to 200. 



56. Tanygnathus megalorhynchus sumbensis A. B. Meyer (III. p. 588). 



Six skins from Waingapo. In September a few were in very decent plumage, 

 while others were enormously abraded and besmeared with the juice of some fruit, 

 as parrots often are. The six specimens are all males except one. This Jemale 

 is very dirty ; its tail cannot be measured ; its wing is about 245 mm. long ; 

 its beak smaller than in the male, its crown more bluish. The males have the 

 wings about 252—264 mm. " Tiie iris of these birds has a broad white outer ring, 

 and a narrow inner ring which varies from greenish yellow to olive green; eyelids 

 black ; bill red ; feet dirty olive-green, claws dusky blackish." 



57. Ninox rudolfi A. B. Meyer (III. p. 588). 



BIr. Everett collected a fine series of this beautiful owl near Waingapo, and 

 others were brought to him by his native collector from the western part of the 

 island. They all agree more or less wth Dr. Meyer's type and the two Jentales 

 sent by Mr. Doherty, but they are much deeper brown and brighter in fresh 

 plumage, while they are much i)aler in worn plumage. The males seem to have 

 the wing 5 — 8 mm. longer, not shorter, than the female, supposing that the native 

 sexing can be trusted. "The irides are dark brown; bill black, culmeu, cere, and 

 basal half of mandible lead-grey ; feet light ochreons yellow, claws dark brown-grey." 



58. Strix flammea sumbaeusis Hart. 



(Of. Nov. ZooL. III. p. 588, IV. p. 270, V. p. 121.) 



Everett procured the Sumba barn-owl near Waingapo, while other specimens 

 were brought to him from Western Sumba. 



