BY E. P. RAMSAY, F.L.S. 667 



Christoval. A large series proves the G. heteroclitus and G. 

 cyaniceps to be male and female of the same species. 



ChALCOPKAPS ilORTONir. 



Adult male ; the forehead white as far as the eyes, rest of the 

 head and ear-coverts dull plum colour, the hind neck and inter- 

 scapular region and shoulders vinaceous purple tinged with ros}'' 

 violet; remainder of the plumage as in the type. This species 

 is closely allied to C. depliani of New Guinea. 



Edoltisoma (sALA^Nioxrs, Trisfr.) 



Adult male, uniform bluish slate colour, above and below with 

 a blackish band from the nostril (across the loreal region) to the 

 ef/e, quills black, the secondaries and scapulars edged with slate 

 blue like the back, tail black, the outer two feathers more or less 

 tipped with the same tint, on the under surface of the wing ; the 

 basal portion of the feathers ashy blue ; bill and legs black ; bilj 

 from forehead 1 in. ; wing 4G ; tail 4 in. ; tarsus O'o. 



Adult female. — Like the male. Above the loreal region duller 

 the chin, throat, and the whole of the under surface, under wing 

 and under tail-coverts rich cinnamon-rufous, ear-coverts like the 

 upper surface, the outer two tail feathers like the belly but having 

 the mesial portion of the inner webs towards the base black, the 

 next third feather on either side black, slightly tipped and 

 margined with cinnamon-rufous, the remainder of the tail as in 

 the male. One specimen marked as a female (juv-) has the breast, 

 abdomen and one or two of the under wing-coverts and tail 

 mottled with rufous ; it appears that the young females resemble 

 the males, and not the young males the females. 



Mab. St. Christoval. 



This appears to be the same as Canon Tristram's Edoliisoma 

 salamonis. 



