8. priLopua. 145 



lotreron melnnocephalus (part.;, G. E. Gr, Sand-list, ii. p. 220, 



n. 9141 (1870). 

 lotreron melanocephala (part.), Wald. Tr. Zool. Soc. viii. p. 83 



(1872). 

 Jotreron chrysorrhoa, Salvad. Ann. Mm. Civ. Gen. vii. p. 671 (Sola 



& Cerani) (1875) ; Heine $ lleknio. Nomencl. Mus. llein. Orn. 



p. 280 (1890). 

 Ptilinopus sulaensis, Briigg. Abh. naturw. Ver. Brem. v. p. 81 



(1876) ; Salvad. Ibis, 1876, p. 335. 

 Ptilopus chrvsorrhous, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. ix. p. 196, n. 9 



(1876) ; Elliot, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 553 ; Salvad. P. Z. S. 1879, 



p. 63 ; id. Orn. Pap. e Mol. iii. p. 51 (1882). 

 lotreron chrysorrhoa, Salvad. Ibis, 1876, p. 335. 



Similar to P. mdanocephalus, but with the black spot on the 

 occiput and nape smaller, the spot on the chin and throat yellow- 

 orange, as in P. melanospilas, and the vent and short under tail- 

 coverts of a deeper orange. 



Hub. Sula Islands and Ceram. 



a. 3 ad. sk. Sula Isl. ( Wallace). H. Seebolim, Esq. 



[P.]. 



b. c? ad. sk. Sula Isl. ( Wallace). Salvih-Godman Coll. 

 e, d, e. J 2 ad. sk. Sula Isl. AVallace Coll. 



/• 6 ad. sk. Sula Isl. ( Wallace). Gould Coll. 



.</• $ ad. sk. Sula Isl. ( Wallace). Tweeddale Coll. 



A. cf ad. sk. Sula Isl. Purchased. 



67. Ptilopus xanthorrhous. 



Ptilopus melanocephalus (part.), Schleg. N. T. D. vii. p. 207 (1866) 

 (Sanghir) ; id. Mm. P.-B. Columb*, pp. 23, 29 (1873) (Sanghir). 



lotreron melanocephala (part.), Wald. Tr. Zool. Soc. viii. p. 83 

 (1872); Ttceedd. Om. Wprks, p. 183 (part.) (1881). 



Jotreron xanthorrhoa, Salvad. Ami. Mus. Civ. Gen. vii. p. 671 



(1875) (Sanghir) ; id. Ibis, 1876, p. 385 ; Bias. J. f. O. 1833, 

 pp. 120, 160, 162 ; id. Zcitsrhr. f. g. Orn. 1835, pp. 304, 305. 



Ptilinopus nuchalis, Briigg, Abb. naturw. Ver. Brem. v. p. 80 



( 1876) ; Salvad. Ibis, 1876, p. 385 ; Bias. J.f. O. 1,383, p. 160. 

 Ionotreron xanthorrhoa, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. ix. p 61 



(1876) ; Meyer, SB. u. Abh. Ges. Isis. 1884, Abh. i. p. 6. 

 Jotreron xanthorrhoa, Salvad. Ibis, 1876, p. 385. 

 Ptilopus xanthorrhous, Elliot, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 553; Salvad. Orn. 



Pap. e Mol. iii. p. 52 ( 1882) ; Bias. Omis, iv. pp. 613, 642 (1S88) ; 



Meyer, J.f. O. 1891, p. 70. 



Similar to P. melanocephalus, but larger ; black spot on the 

 occiput and nape broad ; spot on chin and throat pale yellow ; vent 

 and short under tail-coverts deep orange: " feet cherry-red j irides 

 yellow; bill yellow-green'' (Platen). Total length 11*6 inches, 

 wing 5-50 to 5-11, tail 3-74, bill 0-63 to 0'57. 



/■'.male. "General plumage green; bill brown-black; iiides 

 yellow-green : feet clicrry-red " {Blasixis). 



Hab. Sanghir Islands. 



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