( 588 ) 



30. Halcyon saurophaga (inuld. 

 Ihdcyon saurophai/n GonJd. /'. /. S. 1843. p. 1()3 (New Guinea). 



Tlie l)ills of Ysabel spceimeiis measure from 4s to ^M mm. Ecpially .short- 

 billed individuals occnr in New Guinea and other jihiees, hut tlie majority of tlieni 

 liave tile hills much longer, generally averaging from oS to (iii mm. 



31. Halcyon tristrami Layard. 



ITiiln/ofi triittrami Layard, Ibis 1881). p. 4C>ii I'l. X \'. (San ('ristoval ?) 

 Four skins, two marked as mrilas, two a.?, J'rmnli's. The "males" like those 

 from Knlamhangra, have the underside deep cinnamon, while the "femalex" have 

 the middle of the abdomen whitish ; the two latter are, however, somewhat immature. 

 The Ysabel birds are the darkest we have seen, while two from New Indand before us 

 are almost white below, though these latter are nearly approached by two specimens 

 from the 8ho'4land Islands. 



32. Halcyon leucopyg-ius (Verr.). 

 Ci/(nu(l/-)/on /i'>/co/"/(/iiifi Verr., Jict: ct Mag. dc Zoo/. 18ri8. j). 3s.i (Solomon Is.). 

 Seven sjiecimens, which do not ditfer from our specimens from other islands. 



33. Halcyon sanctus Vig. & Horsf. 



Thili't/on .sanctm Vig. k Horsf., Tntiis. Linn. Sac. London w. (1826) p. 2U() 

 (Australia). 



A series, as variable as usual. 



34. Eos cardinalis (Gray). 



Loriu.^ cardinal/.s G. U. Gray, Ucn. IJ., Ajiji. (184!)) p. 20 (ex Hombr. et Jac(i,, 

 hab. " iles Salomon "). 



A good series from Ysabel. " Iris dark red, bill dark red, feet black." 



35. Geoffroyus heteroclitus (Hombr. et .Ta(i|.). 

 Piiittacvs Geojfroi/i IicterocUtug Hombr. et Jawj., .!«//. .V-. Sat. L. scr. xvi. 

 (1841) p. 319 (" Saint George et Ysabel, lies Salomon '"). 

 A series like those from other islands. 



36. Eclectus pectoralis solomonensis Rothsch. ^ Hart. 



Erlcrtila jjertOfali.t .^a/owo/irii.si.s Rothsch. & Hart., Nov. ZooL. 1111)1. |i. .s2 

 (Solomon Is., ti/jji' Fanro). 



Two tine females. " Iris dark brown, feet slate, bill black." One of these 

 birds shows considerably more blnisli green on the outer webs of the primaries than 

 our other three fcma/es. 



37. Cacatua ducorpsii .Ta((|. et Pncher. 



Cncatita Ducorjj.sii .lac(|. et I'licher., \'o;/. I'vle S,id., Zool. iii. (1802) ]). Ids 

 (" lies Salomon "). 



A good series, like specinu'iis I'nim other islands. ■■ Iris-lrrownish red, feet slaty- 

 black, bill light ziuc-blne." 



