1. GOURA. G21 



Crisp, P. Z. S. 1SGO, p. 192; G. R. Gr. P. Z. S. 18G0, p. 362, 

 1861, p. 438 ; Rchnb. Tauben, i. p. 49, t. 264. if 1473-74 (1862) ; 

 Rosenb. N. T. N. I. xxv. p 250, n. 244 (1863) ; id. J.f. O. 1864, 

 p. 133, n. 244 ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1S64, p. 139 ; Fraser, P. Z. 8. 

 1864, p. 160; Schleg. Mus. P.-B. Psittaci, p. 148 (1864); id. Be 

 Dierent. p. 208(1864); Finsch, Neu-Guin. p. 179(1865); Sclat. 

 P. Z. S. 1865, p. 239 ; Wall, Ibis, 1865, pp. 395, 400; id. J.f. O. 

 1866, p. 285; Schleg. N. T. B. iii. p. 193 (1866) ; Huxl, P. Z. S. 

 1868, p. 302 ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1869, p. 028 ; Wall. Malm/ Archip. 

 ii. p. 290 (1860) ; G. R. Gr. Hand-list. ii. p. 247, n. 9452 (1870) ; 

 Schleg. Mus. P.-B. Columbse, p. 168 (1873) ; Garrod, P. Z. S. 1873, 

 pp. 468, 639 ; B Alb. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 560 ; Sonsa, Cat. Mas. 

 Nac. Lisb. Columbse, p. 24 (1873) ; Garrod, P. Z. S. 1874, pp. 250, 

 256; Gicb. Thes. Orn. ii. p. 265 (1875); Rosenb. Prist, naar 

 Geelvinkb. p. 84 (1875) ; Berc. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vii. p. 716 

 (1875) ; Salvad. Ami. Mus. Civ. Gen. vii. p. 792 (1875), ix. p. 207, 

 ii. 85 (1876) ; Pi Alb. Si/dn. Mail, 1877, p. 248; id. Ann. Mus. Cio. 

 Gen. x. p. 18 (1877) ; Salvad. ibid. p. 161 (1877) ; Rosenb. Malay. 

 Archip. pp. 396, 561 (1S79); If Alb. Nuova Guin. pp. 13, 92, 582 

 (1880) ; Salvad. Om. Pap. e Mol. iii. p. 191 (1882) ; Sclat. List 

 Vert. An. 8th ed. p. 463 (1883) ; Nehrk. J.f. 0. 1885, p. 34 

 (Waigiou) ; Guillem. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 662 ; Meyer, Vogel-Skelet. 

 t. lvii. (1874) ; Salvad. Mem. R. Ac. Sc. Tor. (2) xlii. p. 66 (Agg. 

 Orn. Paj}. e Mol. p. 192) (1891); Hartert, Kat. Vogelsamml. 

 p. 189 (1891). 



Lophyrus indicus, Steph. Gen. Zoo!, xiv. p. 294, pi. 19 (1826). 



Ptilophyrus coronatus, 8w. Class. B. ii. p. 349 (1837). 



Columbus coronatus, Fraser, P. Z. S. 1844, p. 136. 



Goura cristata (errore), Bp. Compt. Rend, xxxix. p. 872 (1854) ; id. 

 Coup (Twil Ordre Pig. p. 3 (1855). 



Megapelia coronata, Cab. {fide Gieb. Thes. Orn. ii. p. 265) ; Sundev, 

 Meth. nut. Av. disp. Tent. p. 101 (1872) ; Hein. ty Rchnw, 

 Nomencl. Mus. Hein. Orn. p. 287 (1890). 



Goura coronata minor, Schleg. De Dierent, p. 208 (1864) ; id. N. T. B, 

 iii. p. 192 (1866) ; G. R. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 247, n. 9543 (1870) 

 Sousa, Cat. Mus. Nac. Lisb., Columbae, p. 24 (1873); Gieb. 'Thes, 

 Orn. ii. p. 265 (1875) ; Pelz. $■ Lor. Attn. Katurh. Hqfmus. iii 

 p. 49 (1888). 



Adult male. General colour bluish slate-grey ; wings darker 

 crest uniform ; chin and sides of the head from the lores to the 

 post ocular region black ; a broad band across the back and tips 

 of the upper wing-coverts dark chestnut ; wing-speculum formed 

 by the base of the central greater wing-coverts white ; greater 

 wing-coverts broadly tipped with chestnut ; apical band of the 

 tail grey, about 1"75 inch broad : bill black ; tarsi red, "with black 

 scales ; feet paler red ; irides red. Total length 31 , 44-29 , S7 

 inches, wing 15-33-14-15, tail 11-10-12, bill 1-57-1-37, tarsus 

 3-58-3-3^. 



Female. Similar to tbe male. 



Young. Smaller ; chestnut colour of the back and of the wing- 

 coverts less apparent ; greater wing-coverts with smaller chestnut 

 spots at the tip, wanting in very young birds. 



Hah. Western New Guinea and the western Papuan Islands — 

 Waigiou. Batanta, Salawatti, and Mysol. 



