THE BIRDS OF THE NATUNA ISLANDS 35 



It is possible tliat the Natuna Islands birds belong to the race from 

 Banguey Island, British North Borneo, recently described by Chasen 

 and Kloss," but we have no specimens for comparison. 



•SURNICULUS LUGUBRIS BRACHYURUS Stresemann 



S^trn^culus lugubris hrachyurus Stresemann, Nov. Zool., vol. 20, no. 2, p. 340, 

 June 17, 1913. ("Bentong, Pahang.") 



This species was recorded from Bunguran Island by Doctor 



ILirtert." 



Family PSITTACIDAE 



PSITTACULA LONGICAUDA (Boddaert) 



Psittacus longicauda Boddaert, Table des planches enlumin^ez d'histoire naturelle 

 de M. d'Aubenton, p. 53, Dec, 1783. (Based on " Perruche de Malac" 

 d'Aubenton, Planch. Enlum. d'Hist. Nat., pi. 887; type locality, Malacca.) 



Four specimens are in Doctor Abbott's collection: 



Adult male, U.S.N.M. No. 174677, Bunguran Island, June 29, 

 1900. Length in flesh, 400 mm. "Feet green; iris green, pale yellow 

 externally." 



Adult male, U.S.N.M. No. 174680, Sirhassen Island, June 8, 1900. 

 Length in flesh, 419 mm." Upper mandible red; lower mandible 

 black; feet pale greenish leaden; cere green." 



Adult male, U.S.N.M. No. 174678, Pulo Subi, June 13, 1900. 

 Length in flesh, 419 mm. "Upper mandible red, white at tip; lower 

 mandible horn brown; feet dull greenish; cere green; orbital skin dull 

 green." 



Adult female, U.S.N.M. No. 174679, Pulo Subi, June 13, 1900. 

 Length in flesh, 286 mm. Bill dull horn brown; feet greenish; cere 

 dull brownish; iris in two circles, the inner pale green, the outer 

 yellowish white." 



All these except the male from Bunguran Island are in process of 

 molting some of the wing quills. The male from Sirhassen Island is 

 decidedly more bluish both above and below than the others, but this 

 is hardly more than an individual peculiarity. Taken together 

 these Natuna Islands birds do not appear to differ in any important 

 respect from representatives of the same species from Borneo and 

 others of the East India Islands. 



Measurements are given in Table 6. 



This parrot has been recorded by Doctor Hartert " from Pulo Laut, 

 as well as from Bunguran Island. 



»^ Chalcites (ChaUococcyz) xanthorhynchus bangueyensis Chasen and Kloss, Joum. f. Cm., ErgSnzungs- 

 band 2, p. 109, Oct. 29, 1929. ("Banguey Island.") 

 " Xov. Zool., vol. 1, no. 2, p. 481, Apr. 16, 1894. 

 " Nov. Zool., vol. 2, no. 3, p. 474, Aug. 17, 1895. 



