BY E. P. RAMSAY, F.L.S. 69 



the Port Moresby and the Aru Island species, in which the head 

 above is brown in the young birds. 

 Loc. Savo. 



11. ECLECTUS POLYCHLORTTS, Scop. 



The specimens from Savo are smaller than those from Port 

 Moresby, and agree better in size with the birds from the Duke 

 of York Islands. 



The following measurements of Birds from various localities 

 may be of interest : — 



Wing Tail Tarsus Culmen. 



Port Moresby. 

 10-2, 5-2, 1 . 1-9 Inches. 



10-1 5-15 0-9 2-1 „ 



Duke of York Group and New Ireland. 



10, 4-5, 0-85, 2 „ 



9-5 4-4 0-8 1-7 „ 



Savo, Solomon Islands. 



9, 4-4 0-8 1-8 „ 



9-3, 4-5 0-8 1-7 



Katow, New Guinea, from Voy. of the "Chevert." 

 g 14-7, 10-3, 5-5, 0-95, 2-25 „ 



? 14, 9-7, 5, 0-9, 2 



*$ 10 8-2 3-9 0-75 1*5 „ 



*A small specimen from South Coast of N. Guinea, belonging 

 perhaps to a different species ; no locality given. 



12. — Centroptts milo, Gould. 



Several fine specimens, adults, males and females, and two 

 young ones. 



The young have the lower portion of the body from the 

 shoulders, including the wings to the tail, light rufous with 

 blackish green cross-bars, on the tail these bars are oblique and 

 about 1 6 in number. 



Loc. Gaudalcanar. 



