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(winos, 218-232), while those from Babi and Lasia measure 4:82 t 

 440 mm. (wings, 241-245); females from the iirst-namod localities ari 

 from 381 to 407'mm. (wings, 211-231); those from Babi and Lasia ar| 

 419 mm. (winos 232-234). "Iris deep red, eyelids red; bill leadeni 

 dark honoath.at liase; cere dull purple; feet purplish red." 



MYRISTICIVORA BICOLOR (Scopoli). 



Columha {bicolor) Scopoli, Del. Fh.r. Faiin. Insul)., II, 178(5, p. \H ("n,,N 

 Guiana")- I 



Reported as "common'' on Tuangku, less so on Simahir; nottxl alw' 

 on Babi and Lasia. 

 Two examples (Simahir and Babi). 



Family COLUMBID.E. 



COLUMBA PHASMA, new name. 



This is CoUimha (/risen (Bonaparte, ex Gray), which is preoccupic 

 by Columha grisea Bonaterre, 1700. 



Three adult males of this rare species, from Simalur. are apparent! 

 not ditierent from an individual collected by Dr. Abbott on Tulo Ta} 

 (southeast of Singkep and Lingga). Length, in the flesh, varies fromi 

 403 to 419 mm.: wings, from 231 to 245 mm. 



"Only seen at two places ; one was up a fresh-water creek at Tel* 

 Dalam, where it was common, and at Labuan Badjau Bay. I only sin 

 four or tive in all, and they were in very poor plumage. Only thr( 

 skinned. It was shy and hard to get.'' The colors of the soft par 

 are noted as "'iris orange i-ed; bill greenish horny, base, cere, ai 

 naked skin about eye dull purple; feet leaden, distal parts of to 

 pinkish white, claws white; anterior parts of tarsi, purple." 

 another specimen the iris was "bright red.'' 



MACROPYGIA SIMALURENSIS Richmond. 



Macropygia dmalurensis Richmond, Proc. Biol. Soo. Wash., XV, August 6, 19V< 

 p. 187 (Simalur Island). 



Three specimens, from Simalur, where it was "common." 

 M. rujice]?s (Temminck) appears to be its nearest relative, l)ut ^ 

 have no specimens of this form for comparison. The Simalur' bi 

 diti'ers from Salvadori's description of 31. rufcep'S" in not having t 

 "pectoral feathers more or less broadl}- tipped with whitish buH 

 and in lacking a whitish throat: the colors of the soft parts are ab 

 difterent. 



"Iris bluish gray; feet dark purple brown; bill dark brown, blat,[ 

 at tip." 



"CaUil. Birds Brit. Mus., XXI, p. 361. 



