34 ZOOLOGY OF THE SOLOMOX ISLANDS, 



GG. Loiirus caedixalts, Ilomh. ef Jacr/. • Eiiinsay, /. c, p. G8. 



Numerous specimens. 



J£ah. Savo, (Oockerell), l"gi, St. Christoval, (Richards, StejyJieiiH 

 MortonJ. 



G7. Trtchoglossus zsiassexje, Bp. 



Common throughout the group, it ranges from the S.E. coast 

 of New Gruinea throughout the South Pacific Islands to New 

 Caledonia. 



GS. CuAEMOSYXA MARCrAEiTH.E, Tristram, I. c.,p. 4^4i2,2)J. xii., ? . 



Specimens of this beautiful species in Mr. Stephens' col- 

 lection were obtained at " Wanna " on St. Christoval ; the male 

 differs from the female in having the sides of the rump crimson 

 like the belly, in the female there is a patch of bright yellow on 

 each side of the rump ; the upper tail-coverts are green in both 

 sexes. In all the specimens I have examined I find that the black 

 of the occiput and narrow line bordering the yellow collar and 

 chest band, has a violet tinge in certain lights. Across the breast, 

 below the yellow band, is another of violet- black, much broader 

 than the upper, and in some specimens joining the yellow breast 

 band, in others it is separated by a narrow broken line of crimson. 

 In immature birds the violet-black bands are very indistinct, and 

 the under wiug- coverts mixed with orange. The centre two tail 

 feathers crimson tipped with orange-yellow, all the others are 

 crimson in the centre, tipj^ed with yellow, which increases 

 in size towards the outermost, they have a broad margin of black 

 on the inner webs extending to the base, and a narrow line of 

 green on the outer webs reaching, on the outermost feather only 

 to the base. Bill orange-red, legs and feet 3'cllow. 



Sex ^ ? 



Total length ...7'5 7'8 varying according to length of tail. 

 Wing 4:2 415 



