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determine the species definitely ; and it may probably prove to 

 be undescribed, however it comes near C. vmmickii of Cassin and 

 C. perspiciUata, Temm. There are so many of this genus, and 

 most of them so wretchedly and meagrely described that it is 

 impossible to determine many of them, without reference to the 

 type specimen itself. 

 Loc. G-audalcanar, &c. 



24. — Macropygia sp., 



I hare not been able to determine this species but it is not 

 unlike a species common at the New Hebrides. 



Loc. Lango, G-audalcanar. 



25. — Chalcophaps chrysochlora, Gould. 

 One young specimen evidently of this species. 

 Loc. Gaudalcanar. 



26. — Ptiloptjs viripis, var. 

 ? (P. viridis, (Linn.) Elliot, P.Z.S. 1878. p. 560.) 



On the whole, this bird agrees very well with Ptilopus viridis, 

 Linn., (Elliot, P.Z.S. 1878, p. 560.) but it certainly has not the 

 " tertials green edged with grey" — they are green with a clear very 

 light ashy, almost ^white, spot at the tip, and in this respect 

 agree with Mr. Elliot's description of these feathers in P. eugenics 

 Gould. There is a large light ashy grey spot on the shoulders, 

 but no band ; the undertail coverts are yellow, with a broad dark 

 green stripe on their inner webs, none of the secondaries have 

 any grey at their tips as described in P. geelv ink i amis, Schleg., 



Having carefully compared my birds with Mr. Elliot's 

 descriptions of P. viridis, P. geelvinkianus, and P. eugenice, I believe 

 that although closely allied to these species, the present will prove 

 distinct from all of them, particularly in having a violet tinge or line 

 bordering the sides and lower part of the rich deep purple-red 



