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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM 



VOL. 55. 



Measurements of specUneiis of Conurus fasciatus cnhis. 

 tCollector, Dr. W. L. Abbott.] 



a Measured in the flesh by the collector. 



6 Type. 



PSITTINUS ABBOTT! Richmond. 



Psittinus abbotti Richmond, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., vol. 15, August 6, 1902, 

 p. 188 (Simalur Island, western Sumatra). 



Four specimens: 



Adult male, No. 179633, U.S.N.M. ; Sibabo Bay, October 25, 1902. 

 Total length in flesh, 205 mm. " Iris yellow ; feet greenish." 



Adult female. No. 179634, U.S.N.M. ; Sibabo Bay, October 25, 1902. 

 Total length in flesh, 210 mm. " Iris straw yellow ; upper mandible 

 horn brown ; lower mandible pale brownish fleshy.'' 



Adult female. No. 179635, U.S.N.M. ; Sibabo Bay, October 25, 1902. 

 Total length in flesh, 205 mm. 



Juvenal male. No. 179632, U.S.N.M. ; Sibabo Bay, October 22, 1902. 

 Total length in flesh, 211 mm. "Upper mandible dull red; lower 

 mandible pale horn brown." 



These agree with the original specimens, and show that this is a 

 remarkably distinct species, confined apparently to Simalur Island. 



Family PICIDAE. 



THRIPONAX JAVENSIS PARVUS Richmond. 



Thriponax parvus Richmond, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., vol. 15, August 6, 

 1902, p. 189 (Simalur Island, western Sumatra). 



Two specimens: 



Adult male. No. 179687, U.S.N.M. ; Sibabo Bay, October 21, 1902. 

 Length in flesh, 360 mm. 



