11. CKINIGER. 85 



b, 2 ^*^'- sk. Near Tagora, Sarawak, Ileurj Everett, Esq. [C]. 



April 1877. 



c. Ad. sk. Borneo. Purchased. 



18. Criniger chloris, 



Criniger flavicandus, Gray, P. Z. S. 1800, p. 2.51 {nee Bj}.). 

 Criing<!r simplex, WtilL Ihis, 1862, p. 350 {wc Temm.). 

 Tricliophorus simplex, Finsch, Ncu-Guinea, p. 108. 

 Criniger cliloris, Finsvh, J. f. O. 1867, p. 30 ; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. 

 p. 274, no. 4021 ; Salvad. Ann. 3Ius. Civic. Genov. xvi. p. 183. 



Adult female (tj'pe of C. simplex). General colour above dull olive- 

 yellow, the wing-coverts like the back ; quills brown, externally 

 olive-yellow like the back, both the greater coverts and the primaries 

 narrowly edged with brighter yellow ; tail-feathers dark olive-yellow, 

 with a narrow margin of rather brighter yellow ; car-coverts and 

 sides of face dark . olive-yellow, the fore part of the cheeks more 

 dusk)', the lores ashy brown ; throat bright yellow, as also the 

 centre of the body and abdomen ; chest and sides of the body olive, 

 the former with indistinct sharp lines of bright yellow ; thighs and 

 under tail-coverts olive with yellow edges ; under wing-coverts and 

 axillaries bright yellow ; quiUs brown below, yellow along the edge 

 of the inner web ; " bill dusky lead-colour, the margins pale ; feet 

 lead-colour ; iris dark " {Wallace). Total length 8-5 inches, culmen 

 0-95, wing 3-95, tail 3*6, tarsus 0"75. 



Adult male. Similar in colour to tbe female. Total length 8"3 

 inches, culmen 0-9, wing 4, tail 3'4, tarsus O'To. 



The Moluccau Bulbul inhabits the islands of Batchian and Gilolo 

 or Halmahera. 



a. 2 ad. sk. Gilolo. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. (Type 



of Criniycr simpJe.r, Wallace.) 



b. d ad. sk. Gilolo. A. R. Wallace, Esq. tC . 

 c,d. Ad. sk. Gilolo. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.". 

 e,f. Ad. sk. Batchian. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. 

 g. Ad. St. Batchian. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.j. 



19. Criniger mystacaUs. 



Criniger mystacalis, Wall. P. Z S. 1863, p. 28; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. 



p. 274, no. 4020 ; Salvad. Arm. Mus. Civic. Gemv. xvi. p. 183 



(1S80). 

 Tricliophorus mystacalis, Finsch, Neu-Guinea, p. 168. 



Adult male (type of species). General colour above yellowish 

 green, the wing-coverts like the back ; quills brown, externally 

 olive-yellow, a little brighter than the back ; tail-feathers olive- 

 greenish, edged with olive-yellow ; lores, base of cheeks, and a ring 

 of feathers round the eye bright yellow ; above the ear-coverts a 

 slight yellowish wash, not sufficient to indicate an eyebrow ; re- 

 mainder of cheeks and ear-coverts olive-yellow, the latter with 

 brighter yellow shaft-lines ; under surface of body greenish yellow, 



