2S0 MELIPnAGID^. 



Philemon plumigenis, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. IGO, no. 20S1 ; Salmd. 

 P. Z. S. 1878, p. 88 ; id. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xvi. p. G55; id. Oni. 

 Papiiasia etc. ii. p. 353. 



Adult. Closely resembling P. fuscicapiUus in the shape of the 

 bill and iu the extent of the bare parts : the region round the 

 eye black ; all the upper parts uniform brown, with the head not 

 darker than the rest ; underparts of tlic body and wings pale brown, 

 except the chest and throat, the feathers of which are darker brown 

 like the upper parts, those of the throat being tipped with greyish, 

 whilst the feathers of the chest are rather broadly edged with pale 

 yellow ; wings externally slightly tinged with olive. Culmen 1-7 

 inch, wing 5-7-6, tail o'l, tarsus 1-5-1-6. 



Hah. Ke Islands and Timor Laut. 



a. Ad. sk. Ke Islands. A. E. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. 



(Type of species. ) 



6, c. cJ juv. sk. KeDoulan. Toy." II.M.S. 'Challenger.' 



d (S ad. fk. Loetoer, Tenimber Islands, British Association [P.]. 



Aug.9,1882 {H.O.Forbes), 



e 9 ad sk. Larat, Tenimber Islands, British Association [P.]. 



Aug. 1882 {H. 0. F.). 



f. Jad.sk. Larat,Nov.l882(^.O.J^.). British Association [P.]. 



15. Philemon subcorniculatus. 



Meropa subcorniculatus, Homhr. et Jacq. Ann. Sci. Nat. 1841, p. 314. 

 Tropidorhynque subcorniculatus, Homhr. et Jacq. Voy. Pule Sud, iii. 

 p. 87, pi. 1(3. fig. 1 (1844). 



JBp. C. A. 1. p. 



p. 283; id. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 27; Finsch, Nen-Giiin. p. 165. 

 Tropidorhrnchus subcorniculatus, Gray, Gen. B., App. p. 6 (1849) ; 



Bp C. A. i. p. 390 ; id. C. R. xxxviii. p. 262 ; Jacq. et Pucker. 



Toy. pole Sud, Ois. p. 87, pi. 16. fig. 1 ; Hartl. J. f. 0. 1854, 



p. 164. 

 Philedon subcornutus, Eeichenb. Handb. Merop. p. 141, fig. 3516 



(1852). 

 Philemon subcornutus. Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 159, no. 20/6 ; Roseii- 



berg, Malay. Archip. p. 322. 

 Philemon subcorniculatus, Salvad. Arm. Mus. Civ. Gen. xvi. p. 66 



(1880) ; id. Orn. Papuasia etc. ii. p. 355. 



Adult. The feathers of the crown slightly elongated, with the shafts 

 ending in bristles ; the base of the culmen slightly elevated ; loral 

 and ocular regions bare ; occiput, sides of neck, and hind neck 

 covered with downy grey feathers ; crown of head and all the rest 

 of the upper parts brown, very strongly washed with olive-yellow 

 this colour becoming predominant on the outer edge of the quills 

 and tail-feathers ; underparts of the body and under wing-coverts 

 light brown, strongly washed with wax-yellow, especially on the 

 chest and fore neck ; "throat dull yellowish grey or brownish ; inner 

 margin of quiUs slightly paler than the rest of the webs; " bill and 



