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S. Eurystoinus solomonensis. (Plate HI. tig-. 1.) 



Eiirvstomus crassirostris (jiec ScL), Gray, in Brenclileif s ' Cruise of 

 the Cura^oa; p. 358, pi. 3 (1873) ; Grant, P. Z.S. 1887, p. 330, 

 1888, p. 194. 



Eurystomus solomooensis, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1890, p. 552. 



Adult male. Similar to E. oricntalis, and having a blackish band 

 like that species, but distinguished by a stouter bill and a much 

 brighter blue under surface, with a larger patch of blue on the 

 throat ; the blue on the wings and tail is also much more intense : 

 bill red, not black at the tip. Total length 12 inches, culmen 1--15, 

 wing 7"7, tail 5'2, tarsus 0-7. 



Adult female. Similar to the male in colour. Total length 12 

 inches, culmen 1-2, wing 7-9, tail 5*2, tarsus 0-7. 



Hah. Solomon Islands. 



a,b. (5' 2 ad. sk. Ugi Island, Aug. J. Brenchley, Esq. [C.]. 



(Types of species.) 

 c. (S ad. sk. Alu. C. M.' Woodford, Esq. [C.]. 



9. Eurystomus azureus. (Plate III. fig. 2.) 



Eurystomus azureus. Gray, P. Z. S. 1860, p. 346 ; Finsch, Neu- 

 Guinea, p. 160 (1865) ; Schl. Mus. Pays-Has, Coraces, p. 141 

 (1867) ; Gray, Hand-l. B.\. p. 76, no. 908 (1869) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 

 1871, p. 185 ; Elliot, t. c. p. 204 ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. x. 

 p. 308 (1877) ; id. Or7i. Papuasia e delle Molucche, i. p. 512 (1880) ; 

 Guillem. P. Z. S. 1888, p. 569; Salvad. Agg. Orn. Papuasia, pt. i. 

 p. 61 (1889). 



Eurystomus orientalis, pt., Meyer, Orn. Mitth. p. 17 (1875). 



Adidt (type of species). General colour above and below deep 

 purplish blue, blacker on the head and sides of face ; quills black, 

 externally purplish blue, somewhat greener on the inner secondaries, 

 with a large patch of silvery cobalt near the base of the primaries ; 

 tail-feathers purplish blue, black on the inner webs. Total length 

 12 inches, culmen 1-15, wing 7"3, tail 4-2, tarsus 0-7. 



Hah. Islands of Batchian and Halmahera in the Moluccas. 



a, h. 2 ad. et imm. sk. Batchian. Wallace Coll. 



(Types of species.) 

 c- Ad. St. Batchian. Wallace Coll. 



