,( 188 ) 



30. Nasiterna nanina Tristr. (?). 



We liavp received two pairs of a Nasitenui- from Knlambangra, which seem 

 to be the same as Tristram's imnina. Wc were uot iucliiieil to think that this 

 was jiossible, as the measurements given for ttnnina are so exceedingly small. 

 Dr. Forbes, however, having kindly sent the type, wliich is from Bngotn (Isabel), 

 to Trin.ir, Hartert saw at the first glance that it was a very yonng bird. Not only 

 is tlie bill whitish, but wings and tail are only grown for about three-quarters of 

 their length. It is a very unscientitie proceeding to jiass over this fact when 

 describing the bird, and to attach weight to the diminutive size, which cannot 

 be stated, bat only guessed ! Except for the size, and an apparently somewhat 

 greener abdomen — ajipavent only, because the abdomen of the tyjie is half bare — 

 our fonr skins from Knlambangra are like minim. The males are larger, and the 

 cheeks have pale bluish tips to the feathers. The females are smaller, and the 

 feather.'i of the cheeks are reddish orange. So they are in the type, but slightly 

 brighter. The central rectrices are blue, the next pair is qnite black (also in the 

 tyjie), the rest black witli a green tip to the outer and a yellow tip to the inner web. 

 These birds are qnite distinct from N.fnseJii, the male of which has the middle 

 of the abdomen orange-red. The wing of the male measures 66 to 67 mm., that 

 of theym«/t' 61 tt) 63 mm. " Iris red, feet and l)ill bluish slate-colonr." The bill 

 is rather large for a ]\'ti.sitcriia. 



There is at present no special reason to donbt the identity of our Knlamliangra 

 birds with naiuna, but a series of adnlt individuals from Isabel (Bugotu) might 

 show that the forms are somewhat ditferent after all. 



40. Eclectus pectoralis solomonensis Rothsch. k Hart. 



One adnlt male, Florida, January lOOl, bears out the distinctness, as an 

 excellent subspecies, of the small Solomon Islands form from typical pectoralis 

 from New Guinea and adjacent islands. The tips to the tail are rather wide. 

 " Iris yellowish red : feet black ; upper bill red, lower bill black." Wing only 

 248 mm. Cf. anted, p. 82. 



41. Geoffroyus heteroclitus (Hombr. & Jacq.). 



Knlambangra and Florida. The young has the head olive-green instead of 

 yellow, and the bluish grey collar not marked. Adult : " Iris pale yellow, feet 

 sage-green or green-slate, upper liill yellowish green, under bill dark brown." 



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42. Astur albigularis (Gray). 



i ad. Knlambangra, 27. 2. 1901. "Iris bright yellow; feet lemon chrome; 

 bill black ; cere blue-slate." 



Wing 212 mm. The type of this species in the British Museum has the 

 wing 260 mm., and is therefore & female. 



3 juv. Knlambangra 12. 3. 1901. " Iris bright yellow ; feet bright straw- 

 yellow ; bill bluish slate." 



This sjiecimen is of the same size as the adnlt wale. Instead of being slaty 

 black above and white below, it is above brownish black, with rufous edges and 

 spots to the feathers, each featlier being, in fact, whitish at base, then rufous, 



