ART. 16. BIRDS FROM NORTH CELEBES RILEY. 13 



are light greenish tipped with yellow, the longer ones with light 

 carmine; the greater and middle wing-coverts are narrowly edged 

 with yellow, forming two wing-bars; the chin is grayish; otherwise 

 the body plumage is green ; the tail is a reduced replica of the adults. 

 A slightly older specimen, a male, taken at Gimpoe, August 9, has 

 lost one wing-bar and the edging on the greater wing-coverts is re- 

 duced; the yellow-chin mark is appearing; the forehead is becoming 

 gray; otherwise it resembles the other young. A young female of 

 about the same age, from Pinedapa, February 2, is without the yel- 

 low throat. A young male taken at the same place and date as the 

 latter seems to be acquiring the gray head, yellow throat, and black 

 occipital spot simultaneously, which does not exactly agree with 

 what Meyer and Wiglesworth (Birds Celebes, vol. 2, 1898, p. 609) 

 have written. 



The distinctive sexual plumage seems to be acquired at least as 

 early as the post ju venal molt. From the above dates of young, the 

 breeding season probably extends more or less throughout the year. 



The crop of a male taken at Pinedapa, January 14, contained several hard red 

 fruits, each about the size of the bird's head. A remarkable swift flyer ; their 

 coloration is very protective. — H. C. R. 



10. MUSCADIVORES PAULINA (Bonaparte). 



One male, Kwandang, October 5, 1914 ; one male and two females, 

 Likoepang, March 3-6, 1916; one female, Koeala Prang, June 8, 

 1916; one male and one female, Laboea Sore, November 24, 28, 

 1916; one female, Koelawi, February 2, 1917. 



All the above series show more or less coppery iridescence on the 

 back in certain lights and it is especially strong in one of the females 

 from Likoepang (No. 249113) but the male from the same locality 

 has the most uniformly green back of the whole series. I share with 

 Meyer and Wiglesworth doubts as to the specific validity of 

 Carpophaga pidchella Walden. 



The United States National Museum contains a specimen from 

 Tobea Island, Buton Strait, Celebes (No. 234,087), which has the 

 ear-coverts and hind-neck cinnamon-buff, deepening to cinnamon 

 posteriorly and the specimen from Koelawi approaches it; these I 

 consider individual variations only. 



11. ZONOPHAPS FORSTENI (Bonaparte). 



Two males, Toemaratas, July 6, 7, 1916 ; one male and one female, 

 Rano Lindoe, March 3, 14, 1917; one male, Gimpoe, August 9, 1917. 



The only species that is congeneric with the above is Zonophaps 

 poliocephala (Hartlaub) of rather wide range in the Philippines; 

 interesting as showing the close relations of the two faunas. 



