2. pitta. 435 



28. Pitta cyanonota. 



Pitta cyanonota, G. R. Gray, P. Z. S. I860, p. 351 ; Schlep. Vog. 

 Ned. Ind. Bitta, pp. 18, 35'; id. Mus. P.-B. Pitta, p. 8 (1863), et 

 p. 13 (1874) ; id. Ned. Tijdschr. iii. p. 188, iv. p. 15; Wallace, Ibis, 

 1864, pp. 105, 186 ; Gould, B. New Guinea, pt. xi. pi. 2 ; Salvad. 

 Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. xvi. p. 185 ; id. Om. Pap. ii. p. 402. 



Brackyurus cyanonotus, Elliot, Mon. Pitt. pi. xx. ; id. Phis, 1870, 

 p. 4*18. 



Erythropitta cyanonota, Gray, Hand-l. i. p. 296. 



Similar to P. rufiventris, but whole back, rump, and wing-coverts 

 uniform dull blue. 



Bab. Ternate and Guebe. 



The occurrence of this species in the island of Guebe*, on the fur- 

 ther side of Halmaheira, as well as in Ternate, is a very singular 

 fact in distribution, if authentic, as the corresponding species in the 

 intervening island is P. rufiventris. 



29. Pitta rubrinucha. 



Pitta rubrinucha, Wall. P. Z. S. 1862, p. 187, et 1863, p. 25 ; id. Pois, 



1864, p. 106; Schley. Ned. Tijdschr. iii. p. 188; id. Mus. P.-B. 



Pitta (1874), p. 12; Gould, B. New Guinea, pt. vii. pi. 7 ; Salvad. 



Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. viii. p. 375, xvi. p. 185 ; id. Om. Pap. ii. 



p. 393. 

 Brackvurus rubrinucha, Elliot, Mon. Pitt. pi. xviii. ; id. Pois, 1870, 



p. 418. 

 Erythropitta rubrinucha, Gray, Hand-l. i. p. 297. 



Above dull green ; wing-feathers black, with a white speculum on 

 the primaries ; lesser coverts edged with bluish, and with a white 

 spot on the bend of the wing ; head reddish brown, with a blue 

 vertical stripe and scarlet patch on the nape ; tail bluish : beneath, 

 throat and sides of head brown, passing into blackish brown on the 

 fore neck and into greyish on the ear-coverts ; breast-band clear 

 greyish blue, with a very slight blackish inferior margin ; abdomen 

 scarlet ; bill horn-colour ; feet brown : whole length 7 inches, wing 

 3-8, tail 1-5. 



Hub. Bourou. 



The scarlet nuchal patch at once distinguishes this species. 



a. 3 ad. ; b. $ jr. ; c. Bourou. A. R. Wallace [O.l. 



Jr. sk. (Types of the species.) 



* Cf. Schlegel, Mus. P.-B., Pitta (1874), p. 13. 



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