722 ZOOLOGY OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 



Total length 15-2. wing 9*5, tail 6 inches, tarsus T2. Bill 

 from forehead 1-3. from nostril 0*8, from gape 1*4 ; mid. toe 

 ( s.u.J 1*4, hind toe 0-8. 



Although closely allied to Ianihenas pallidiceps* it differs from 

 the type in the ground or non-metallic colours of the feathers of 

 the body being light slate blue, and not blackish-brown, and the 

 rose colour of a much brighter tint, not inclining to purple. 



I have dedicated this fine species to the amiable wife of the 

 gallant Commander James Bruce, R.N. of H.M.S. " Cormorant." 



Sab. Island of Ugi. 



Ptilopus Richardsi, sp. nov. 



The whole of the head, neck, sides of the body, chest, breast, 

 and under surface of the shoulders delicate french grey, slightly 

 tinged with a wash of very pale olive-green, the crown of the 

 head, sides of the face, in front of the eye, pale lavender extend- 

 ing to the base of the lower mandible ; round the occiput is a 

 shade of yellow in certain lights ; the throat tinged with pale 

 yellow ; a large patch on the abdomen, the vent and under tail 

 coverts deep orange, the under tail-coverts centred with rosy 

 carmine ; body above from between the shoulders olive-green ; 

 outer webs of the quills golden-green, secondaries narrowly 

 margined with pale gold, the inner webs of the scapulars 

 are of a beautiful delicate rose tinted with carmine, and 

 margined with orange towards the tip, yellow towards the basal 

 portion, a rose carmine lanceolate mesial spot near the tips of the 

 adjacent wing-coverts, increasing in size and intensity of colour 

 on the central portions of the larger feathers, but confined to an 

 elongated stripe on the inner webs of the tertiaries ; wings below 

 lead-grey, tail ashy or lead-grey below, the outer webs above 

 green, the inner blackish, the tips of all the feathers below ashy 

 but distinctly washed with olive-yellow above, and forming a 



*In my description of this bird, in the P.L.S., of N.S.W., Vol. II., p. 249, 

 in the first line of the page the word " reflected " should be " transmitted.'' 



