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scapulars having a roundish, crescentic, or cordate spot of white (?) * 

 near the tips of the feather — some show a green shaft line and a mar- 

 gin of green round the tip ot the feather; under wing-coverts, green; 

 the outer series, ashy ; under surface of the wings, ashy brown ; 

 under surface of the tail, ashy brown, becoming lighter towards the 

 base, and crossed conspicuously near the tip with a band of light 

 ashy grey, upper surface, green, the grey band not so conspicuous ; 

 the inner portion of the legs, and lower part of the abdomen, yel- 

 lowish (much faded) ; under tail-coverts, yellow, blotched with 

 oblong marks of green on inner webs ; the thighs, outer feathered 

 portion of the legs, and the flanks bright green, like the rest of the 

 body ; tail of 14 feathers — square, even ; of the wings the third, 

 fourth, and fifth feathers are nearly equal and longest ; bill, legs, 

 and feet, bluish lead colour ; tarsi not feathered to the toes, lower 

 portion scaled in front ; total length 9 - 5 inches; wing 6*3; tail 

 34 ; bill from forehead, OS ; from gape 1 inch; tarsi 9"5. 



This description has been taken from a mounted spirit-specimen, 

 the sides of the neck and interscapular region somewhat discoloured. 

 The head is at present of a uniform olive green, and may be dis- 

 coloured, but, from the uniformity of the tint and its blending 

 with the green on the occiput and. neck, I am inclined to believe 

 that olive green, or perhaps, greyish olive green, was its original 

 colour. The broad bright deep yellow blotches on the tips of some 

 of the inner secondaries and the corresponding similar markings on 

 three of the larger series of the wing-coverts just above them, show 

 very conspicuously on the bright deep golden-green of the quills. 



In form, this species is much like that of a Treron ; it is a 

 robust, compact, and strong made bird ; the texture of the feathers, 

 resembling that of Chryscena viridis (E.S.L.) ; the feet approach, 

 especially in the strong and long hind toe, those of a Carpophaga. 



The only specimen we possess was obtained by Dr. A. Coi'rie, 

 during the cruise of H. M. S. " Pearl," about August, 1875, at the 

 Island of Malacola, one of the New Hebrides group, and presented 

 to the Museum in October last. I have named this fine species in 

 honour of its discoverer, a gentleman much devoted to the cause of 

 science. 



* These spots are much discoloured, and may have been light yellow. 



