86 TRER0XIDJ3. 



with narrow yellow edges to the outer webs ; the tertials with 

 grey spots towards the tip ; under wing-coverts grey, with a slight 

 green tinge ; under surface of the quills dark grey ; tail above 

 green, with a subterminal pale grey band, underneath dark grey : 

 "bill green with a grey tip; legs and feet dark crimson: iris 

 brown chrome " (Layard). Total length 8 - 5 inches, wing 5, 

 tail 3, bill 0-42, tarsus 0*76. 



Female. Like the mile. 



Young. Crown green like the rest of the upper parts ; feathers 

 of the underparts with distinct yellow edgings ; also the upper 

 wing-coverts with broad yellow edges ; rose abdominal patch 

 mixed with yellow ; in very young birds probably the rose-colour 

 is entirely replaced with yellow ; vent yellow ; under tail-coverts 

 partly yellow and partly rose-colour, entirely yellow in very young 

 birds. 



I have seen the specimen from Yanikoro ; Lifu (Loyalty Islands) 

 specimens are larger than those from New Hebrides, and especially 

 from Vate. 



Hob. New Caledonia, with Island of Pines ; Loyalty Islands, Lifu : 

 New Hebrides — Erromango, Aniwa, Vate, Mallicolo, and ?Api ; and 

 Santa Cruz Islands, Yanikoro. 



a. Ad. sk. Isle of Pines (McGilli- Voyage of H.M.S. J Types 



way). ' Pattlesnake ' j. of 



/>. c. Ad. et juv. sk. Loyalty Is. Sir G. Grey [P.]. | species. 



d, e. Ad. sk. Loyalty Is. Rev. J. Whitmee [P.]. 



f.y. 3 9 ad.sk. Lifu, Loyalty Is., Jan., Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Aug. (E.L. Layard). 



li, i. Ad. et juv. sk. New Hebrides. J. McGillivray, Esq. [CI 



/.-. 3 ad. sk. Port Resolution. Aug. J. McGillivray, Esq. [CJ. 



I. in. Ad.etimm.sk. Erromango. J. McGillivray, Esq. [C.J. 



n. Imm, sk. Aneiteum (E. L. Twesddale Coll. 



Layard) . 



<>■ $ juv. sk. Yate Is., June (E. L. Salvin-Godinan Coll. 



Layard). 



}i. 3 ad. sk. Mallicolo, June (E. L. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Layard). 



13. Ptilopus pelewensis. 

 Ptilinopus pelewensis, Havtl. St Mnsch, P. Z. 8. 1868, pp. 7, 118 



tilinopus pelewensis, Hartl. 8f Mnsch, P. Z. S. 1868, pp. 7. 118 

 (Pelew Islands), 1872, p. 101 ; Graffe, Juurn. Mm. Godeffr. Heft i. 

 pi. 7. f. 5 (1873) ; Mnsch, Journ. Mas. Godeffr. Heft viii. p. 24 

 (1875), xii. p. 37 (1876) ; Schmeltz, Etnoyr. Abth. Mus. Godeffr. 

 p. 407 (note) (1881). 

 Ptilopus pelewensis, G. P. Gray, Hand-list, ii. p. 225. n. 9127 

 (1870) ; Gieb. Thes. Orn. iii. p. 356 (1877) ; Elliot, P. Z. S. 1878, 

 p. 531; Schmeltz, Verh. Ver. Hamb. 1877(1879), p. 178: Tristr. 

 Cat. Coll. B. p. 44 (1889) ; Wiylesw. Ibis, 1891, p. 584 ; id. Ares 

 Pohjnes. p. 48, n. 251 (1891). 



Adult. Upper part of the head magenta or rose-violet, paler on 

 the forehead, and encircled behind by a yellow margin : rest of the 

 head, neck, and breast greyish green ; upper parts green : feathers 



