20. TANYSIPTERA. 303 



Male. Eutire head, which is much crested, and nape beautiful 

 silvery cobalt; checks, ear-coverts, back and sides of neck, and the 



JhTm'id^r. fl), l^'i* ^/''^' ^""'^'^ ^^^'""'^^y with cobalt; in 

 the middle of the back a large patch of white feathers ; scapulars 

 very deep ultramarine; least wing-coverts very brilliant silvery 



nn ni\i' ?-lT^'' '^f ^^'''^'' ^^'^^^ ^it^ 'i'-^rk ultramarine; 

 qmlls blockish brown, the inner web grey at the base, the second- 

 aiies externally glossed with deep blue ; lower part of the back, 

 ed3' ''•;^ "PP'^rtai -coverts pure white, the latter indistinctly 

 edged with greyish black, here and there tinged with blue; tail- 

 fea.hers pure white, margined with blue, which is the colour of the 

 nariw shaft to the simtula, which is again pure white; entire 

 under surface pure white mixed with blue on the under wing- 

 coverts ; bill red ; feet ohve-brown; nails fleshy brown. Total 

 length 14 inches, of bill from front 1-4, from gape 1-9, w ng 4-3 



toe 4 '" ^■^' *'''^^ ^■^' ^'^^^^ toe O^r hind 



Hah. Raou Island, Moluccas. 



"• ^^- '^- ^'^oii Island. Leydeu Museum [E.]. 



8. Tanysiptera sabrina. 



Tanysiptera sabrina, Giru/, P. Z. 8. 18G0 n 347 ,ii 170. rr- /; 



Orn. Pajniasia etc. i. p. 434 (1S80) ' ' 



Dacelosabnua,pt^cA/. 7V/«.. Pays-Bas, Alced. p. 46 (18G3) ; id 



Taiy^ptera de;, pt., Schl. Mus. Pays-Bas, Alced. Eemce, p. 34 



Adult. B.e^A nape, and wing-coverts bright ultramarine ; cheeks 

 ear-coverts and hinder part of the neck, upper part of the back, and 

 scapulars black plainly washed with dark blue; in the centre of 

 the back a small patch of white feathers ; wing-feathers black the 

 extreme basal portion of the inner web white, the exterior web 

 broadly margined with dark blue; lower part of the back rumn 

 and upper tail-coverts ])ure white; tail-feathers pure white- the 

 two middle feathers white at the base, with hero and there a 

 narro>v blue edging, the narrow portion of the shaft blue the 

 spatula white: bill sealing-wax red; feet olive-brown Total 



to^03 ""^^ ' *''"'''' ^'^' '^'^^'^ *^^ 0-7, hind 



Hab. Kaioa Island, Moluccas. 

 «■ Ad. sk. Kaioa Island. ^^'allace Coll 



^. Ad.sk. Kaioa Island. wSlj^C^or""'^ 



