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•DENDKOPHASSA VERNANS ADINA Oberholser. 



Dendrophassa vcrnans adina Obebholser, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 98, 

 June 30, 1917, p. 20 (Pulo Mat;i, Annuiba Islands). 



Doctor Abbott saw this species on Great Tambelan Island, August 

 8-12, 1899 ; and on Pulo Bunoa, August 5-7, 1899. He obtained no 

 specimens, but the bird from the Tambelan Islands is probably refer- 

 able to the Anamba Islands race. 



Family BUCEROTIDAE. 



ANTHRACOCEROS CONVEXUS (Temminck), 



Buceros convexus Temminck, Nouv. Rec. Planch. Col. d'Ois., vol. 2, llvr. 89, 

 February, 1832, pi. 530 and text (Java, Borneo, and Sumatra). 



Ten specimens: 



Adult male, No. 170868, U.S.N.M.; Great Tambelan Island, 

 August 9, 1899. "Iris brownish red; gular skin dark blue; orbital 

 skin bluish white." 



Adult male, No. 170869, U.S.N.M.; Great Tambelan Island, 

 August 10, 1899. "Bill and casque yellowish white, black at base 

 [and on] a narrow line along commissure; feet dull leaden, soles 

 yellowish." 

 * Adult male. No. 170853, U.S.N.M. ; Pulo Bunoa, August 5, 1899. 



Adult male. No. 170856, U.S.N.M. ; Pulo Bunoa, August 6, 1899. 

 Weight in flesh, 2 J pounds. " Iris dark red ; bill and casque yellowish 

 white, black at base below; feet dark leaden, soles dull yellow." 



Adult male [marked female], No. 170852, U.S.N.M., Pulo Bunoa, 

 August 5, 1899. 



Adult female. No. 170870, U.S.N.M.; Great Tambelan Island, 

 August 10, 1899. 



Adult female, No. 171129, U.S.N.M. ; Pulo Gilla, August 4, 1899. 

 " Stomach contained fruit and lizards." 



Adult female. No. 170885, U. S.N.M. ; Pulo Bunoa, August 6, 1899. 



Adult female. No. 170854, U.S.N.M. ; Pulo Bunoa, August 5, 1899 



Adult female, No. 170857, U.S.N.M. ; Pulo Bunoa, August 6, 189(/. 



This fine series indicates that the bird of the Tambelan Islands is 

 identical with that of Borneo, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula. 



All the specimens are in process of molting both quills and con- 

 tour feathers, but this is not sufficient to interfere with measurements, 

 which are detailed below. 



Doctor Abbott reported this hornbill common on Pulo Wai, 

 August 12-14, 1899; on Pulo Bunoa, August 5-7, 1899; and on 

 Great Tambelan Island, August 8-12, 1899. 



