( 18'J ) 



and crossed by a blackish bar in the middle, and another very wide one near the 

 tiji. The remiges are deep brown with narrow blackish bars, and pale rnfous 

 towards tlie base. The tail is slaty grey, with six black bars and a rnfons shade, 

 whicli is strongest on the lateral reetric.es. Underside pale bnft', on tlie flanks with 

 deep brown cross-bars and arrow-sliupeil spots, otherwise longitudinally marked 

 with the same colour. 



Another bird, marked ?, witli the iris hiizel-brown, feet lemon-chrome, bill 

 black, cere orange, shot in January on Florida Island, may or may not belong 

 to the same species. Its feet seem to be stronger. It is above dark brown, with 

 white bases and very narrow rusty tips to the feathers, and a slaty wash on the 

 forehead. The underside is white with rnfous-brown spots. Wing about 223 mm. 



43. Coryphoenas crassirostris (Gould). 

 Four from Kulambangra. " Iris yellow, with a red outer circle ; feet purplish 

 red ; bill purplish red. 



44. Carpophaga rufigula Salvad. 

 Florida and Kulambangra. " Iris dark red." 



45. Ptilinopus lewisi Rams. 

 Florida and Kulambangra. "Iris yellowish red; bill dirty yellow; feet 

 purplish red." 



40. Ptilinopus superbus (Temm. & Kniij). 



One adult male from Florida. This specimen appears to be very small, and it 

 is not impossible that a good series from the Solomons may prove tliat it is 

 snbspecifically sej)arable from typical superhns. 



47. Macropygia rufa rufocastanea Rams. 



This form, though quite distinct from rufa, is evidently closely related to the 

 latter, and will probably — together with machinlayi — form one group of the genus 

 Macroyygia with bifurcated chest feathers, which might be named trinomially. 



We have received one fully &Aw\i female of rufocastanea from Kulambangra. 



48. Chalcophaps stephani mortoni Rams. 



Three from Florida. This form ditfers from Chalcoiihaps stepliani stephani 

 only in its larger size. The wing is about 1 cm. longer. Cf. Cat. B. Brit. Mas. 

 XXI. p. 522, and antea, p. 130. 



