8. PTiLorrs. 



1-13 



colours, an outer ring light yellow, a middle one dark grey, and 

 the inner one light grey ; bill green-yellow ; feet vinous red " 

 ( Vbrderman). Total length about 9 inches, wing 4 - 50, tail ;3, bill 

 0*55, tarsus 0*6. 



Female. Entirely green, with the exception of the longest feathers 

 of the under tail-coverts, which are carmine like those of the male. 



Young. Similar to the female, but with the under tail-coverts 

 entirely green, or with scarcely a tinge of reddish on the longer 

 oues. 



Hub. Java, Flores, Sumbawa, Samba, and Lombock. 



a, b. $ ad. st. et 

 d imm. sk. 



c. rf ad. sk. 



el, e. <3 $ ad. sk. 



/. rf ad. sk. 



(/. $ imm. sk. 



'h. cJ ad. sk. 



i. J imm. sk. 



k, I, m. cS ad 

 imm. sk. 



n. rf ad. sk. 



o, p. 6 2 ft d- s k 



q. d ad. sk. 



r. 2 ad. Bt. 



s. 2 "d. st. 



/. Skeleton. 



et 



Java. 



.lava (Sorsfield). 



Java. 



Java. 



Java. 



K. Java ( Wallace). 



W. Java. 



Lombock. 



Lombock ( Wallace). 



Flores. 



Flores ( Wallace). 



Indian Archipelago (Lyrfth). 



Indian Archipelago. 



Java. 



Baron Laugier Coll. 



India Museum "P." 1 . 

 India Museum P. . 



Sir E. Belcher |P.j. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Wallace Coll. 



Gould Coll. 



Wallace Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Purchased. 



Leydeu Museum [P.]. 



Purchased. 



G4. Ptilopus bangueyensis. 



Ptilopus melanocephalus, Tweedd. (nee Forster) P. Z. S. 1878, 

 p. 951 (Zamhoanga, Sud Mindanao), 1879, p. 73 (Basilan) ; Sharpe, 

 P.Z.8. 1879, p. 316 (Sum) j Wardl. Rams. Tweedd. Orn. Works, 

 p. 659 (1881); sharpe. Ibis, 18S4, p. 322 (Palawan); Guillem. 



P. Z. 8. 1885, p. 269 (Sulu) ; Everett, Ibis, 1886, p. 524 

 (Island of lianmiev); Sharpe, Ibis, 1888, p. 202 (Palawan I (ri: 

 Everett, ibid. p. 2*2: lilasius, Ornis, 1888, p. MKi i Palawan) ( - ) ; 

 Everett, P. Z. 8. 1889, p. 225 ; id. Journ. of the Si*. Unmet, R. 

 As. 8oc. 1889, p. 197 (partim?); Whiteh. Ibis, 1890, p. 56 

 (Palawan); Steere, List B. Sf M. Steere Exp. p. 24 (Mindanao, 

 Basilan) (1890). 



Ptilopus bangueyensis, Meyer, J.f. O. 1891, p. 70 (Banguey). 



Ptilopus purpureinucha, Meyer, J.f. O. 1891, p. 71 (Basilan). 



Similar to /'. melanocephalus, but the lemon-yellow gular spot 

 Length of the wing 4-71 inches, tail 3-14, bill 0'59, 

 tarsus 074. 



This, the most northern form of the Spiloireron group, is very 

 nearly related to the most southern one, from which it is not easily 

 distinguished. The slight purple tinge of the black occipital spot, 

 on which Dr. Meyer relies to separate the Basilan bird, appears 

 only in certain individuals, but is absent in the majority of specimens. 

 As to the collar of the bird from Bauguey, which is described as 



