126 TKEK0NIDJ3. 



46. Ptilopus insolitus. 



Ptilopus insolitus, Schlep. N. T. D. i. p. 61, pi. iii. f. 3 (1863) ; Gieb. 



Thes. Orn. iii. p. 365 (1876) ; Howl. Orn. Misc. ii. p. 337, pi. 66 



(1877) ; Meyer, Howl. Orn. Misc. ii. p. 340 (1877) ; Elliot, P. Z. S. 



1878, p. 549; Rosenb. Malay. Ar chip. p. 561 (1879) ; Salvad. Orn. 



Pap. e Mol. iii. p. 26 (1882) ; Tristr. Cat. Coll. B. p. 44 (1889) ; 



Salvad. Mem. R. Ac. Sc. Tor. (2) xlii. p. 51 (Ayy. Orn. Pa2). e Mol. 



p. 177) (1891). 

 Drepanoptila insolita, G. R. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 227, n. 9157 



(1870). 

 Ptilopus humeralis jobiensis (part.), Sehleg. Mus. P.-B. Columbse, 



p. 16 (monstr.?) (1873). 

 Ptilopus (CEdirhinus) globifer, Cab. fy Rchmv. SB. d. Ges. naturf. 



Ft: zu Berl. von 16 Mai 1876, p. 73. 

 CEdirhinus globifer, Cab. fy Rchmv. J. f. O. 1876, p. 326; Salvad. 



P. Z. S. 1877, p. 195. 

 CEdirhinus insolitus, Sclat. P. Z. S. 1877, p. 110 ; Sclat. §• Salv. Ibis, 



1877, p. 481 ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1878, pp. 289, 290, 671 ; Gould, B. 



of New Guin. pt. -viii. pi. 2 (1878) ; Finsch, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 13; 



Sclat. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 447 ; Brown, ibid. p. 451 ; Meyer, Abhild. 



Vtiyel-Skel. t. xxiii. (1883) ; Finsch, Yog. d. Siidsee, p. 18 (New- 

 Britain) (1884). 

 CEdirhinus {sic) insolitus, Haswell, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. vii. 



p. 115 (anatomy) (1882). 



Adult. Green, middle of the abdomen rich orange; lower part of 

 the abdomen and under tail-coverts yellowish white, the latter with 

 green spots on the inner webs ; wings green, secondaries and greater 

 upper wing-coverts edged with yellow ; smaller wing-covcrts pale 

 grey; inner secondaries grey, broadly edged with green; wings 

 underneath pale lead-colour ; tail above green with a broad grey 

 band at the tip, underneath grey with a paler apical band : naked 

 knob at the base of the bill orange ; tip of the bill yellow ; feet 

 red. Total length 9 inches, wing 5-2, tail 2-55, bill from the gape 

 0-9, tarsus 0-86. 



Hub. New Ireland, New Britain, and Duke of York Island. 



a. Ad. sk. Duke of York Isl., Oct. (Rev. Tweeddale Coll. 



G. Brown). 

 b-e. <$ $ ad. Duke of York Isl., March, Bev. G. Brown [C.]. 



sk. April. 



/, y, It. cJ ad. Duke of York Isl., Oct. (Rev. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



et ad. sk. G. Broivn). 



t. Sylphitreron. _ 



Type. 



Sylphitreron, Verr. 31S. ; Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 40 (1854) . P. perlatus. 



Silphidsena, Bp. in lift. ; G. R. Gr. Cat. Gen. Sp Subyen. 



of Birds, p. 97 (1855) ' . . . P. perlatus. 



Poecilotreron, Heine, Nomencl. Mus. Hein. Orn. p. 281 



(1890) ( = Sylphidoena, Bp.). 



Range. Papuan Islands. 



