BY E. r. RAMSAY, F.L.S. 669 



an adult male of P. vidua ; I liave a large series before me and 

 they appear to be only different sexes and ages of one and the 

 same species which must take the oldest name P. vidua, (Tristram). 



Wano, San Christoval. 



COLLOCALTA FL'CirAGA. 



Several spirit specimens from San Christoval, young and adult. 

 I have seen the same species from the Dake of York Group, and 

 also in a collection made by Cockerell sen., at the Aru Islands, 

 there are probably specimens in Mr. Goodman's collection as I 

 am informed that this gentleman bought Cockerell' s collection. 

 The young and the adults both have the abdomen white also the 

 the under tail coverts and a portion of the webs of the tail feathers. 



"Wano, San Christoval, 



Iaxtiiexas (i'Iiillipax.t:) ? ? 



Mr. John Stephen has drawn my attention to several specimens 

 of a '•' metallic-coloured" pigeon, which he sends, and believes to 

 be distinct from I. jylullipancB, stating that the birds have been 

 carefully sexed, and that the male and female are alike in 

 plumage. The specimens sent differ from the type of /. philip- 

 pance chiefly in having the throat and ear coverts only white, 

 and of a clear dead white without any opaline lustre, the metallic 

 lustre on the rump and upper tail coverts has a steel blue tint, 

 and the rosy lustre is different on the whole ; the metallic margins 

 of the upper tail coverts and wing coverts above are much 

 narrower. This specimen, or, as perhaps it may turn out to be, 

 female of /. pallidiceps, may be thus described : — 



Throat and ear coverts and all below line drawn from the 

 angle of the mouth below the orbit, white without opaline lustre ; 

 the remainder of the plumage of a light, bluish, ashy grey, 

 washed all over with a bright green metallic lustre, having a 

 bluish tinge in certain lights, especially on the rump and upper 

 tail coverts ; the front of the head, crown, nape, neck, and all 



