624 GOUKHLE. 



the tail pale bluish grev : bill in the drv skin black. Total length 

 2-4-36 inches, wing 13-28, tail 10-41, bill 1-33, tarsus 3-07. 



Hah. Unknown, but probably South-western New Guinea, near 

 Princess Marianne Straits. 



Obs. This species is only known from the typical specimen in 

 Count Turati's collection. It resembles G. albertisii, but differs in 

 the following more important points : — 1. The general bluish slate- 

 colour is darker ; 2, the feathers of the crest are uniform, without 

 paler tips ; 3, the purple-chestnut colour of the underparts is purer 

 and less extended, not covering the flanks ; 4, the speculum on the 

 wing is of a darker grey ; 5, the tail is darker, and has the apical 

 band narrower and darker. 



Besides there are other differences which may depend upon age : 

 these are the smaller dimensions, the shorter feathers of the crest, 

 'the presence of a dark band over the speculum, and the want 

 of the chestnut spots at the tip of the greater wing-coverts. 



5. Goura victoria. 



Lophyrus victoria, Fraser, P. Z. S. 1844, p. 13G. 



Columba steursii, Temtn. Mus. Lugd. (1844). 



Goura steursii, G. B. Gr. # Mitch. Gen. B. ii. p. 479, n. 2, pi. 120 

 (1845) ; Bosenb. N. T. N. I. xxv. p. 250, n. 244 (1863) ; id. 

 J. f. 0. 1864, p. 133, n. 244; Wall. Malay Archip. ii. p. 319 

 (1869). 



Goura victoria?, Mitch. P. Z. S. 1849, p. 171 ; Fraser, P. Z. S. 1850, 

 p. 246; Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 96 (1854) ; id. Compt. Bend xxxix. 

 p. 872 (1854), xl. p. 221, n.288 (1855) ; id. Coup d'ail Ordre Pig. 

 pp. 3, 59, n. 288 (1855) ; G. B. Gr. List B. Brit. Mas. Columba?, 

 ]>. 05 (1856) ; Bolle, J.f O. 1856, p. 168: Sclat. Journ. Pi: Linn. 

 8oe. ii. p. 167, n. 129 (1858) ; G. B. Gr. P. Z. S. 1858, p. 196 ; id. 

 Cat. B. New GW«.pp. 49, 61 (1859) ; Flmcer. P. Z. S. 1860, p. 333, 

 1861, p. 438; Blyth, Lhis, 1861, p. 215; Bchnb. Tauben, i. p. 50, 

 n. 107, t. 264. f. 1475 (18G2) ; Fraser, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 160 ; Schleg. 

 Be Dierent. p. 208 (1864) ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1865, p. 239 ; Finsch, New 

 Guin. p. 179 (1865) ; Wall. Ibis, 1865, p. 395, n. 118; id. J.f O. 

 1866, p. 285; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1869, p. 628; G. B. Gr. Hand-list, 

 ii. p. 247, n. 9457 (1S70) ; Schleg. Mas. P.-B. Columba?, p. 169 

 (1873): Sousa, Mus. Nac. Lisb. Columba?, p. 24, n. 146 (1873) ; 

 Garr. P. Z. S. 1873, pp. 468, 639 ; Gieb. Thes. Orn. ii. p. 265 

 (1875) ; Bosenb. Beist. naar Geelvinkb. pp. 47, 53, 55, 117 (1875) ; 

 Becc. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vii. p. 716 (1875) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 792 

 (1875) ; Busenb. Malay. Archip. p. 561 (1879) ; Sclat. list Vert. 

 An. 8th ed. p. 463 (1883). 



Lophyrus victoria?, Hartl. J.f. O. 1854, p. 257. 



Goura victoria, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. ix. p. 208, n. 89 (1876) ; 

 IS Alb. Sijdn. Mail, 1877, p. 248 ; id. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. x. p. 18 

 (1877) ; Salvad, Orn. Pap. e Mol. iii. p. 205 (1882) ; Meyer, 

 Sitzb. u. Abh, Ges. Isis, 1884, Abb. i. p. 52 (egg) ; Meyer, J'ogel- 

 Skelet. t. lvi. (1884) ; Salvad. Mem. B. Ac. Sc. Tor. (2) xlii. p. 66 

 (Agg. Orn. Pap. e Mol. p. 192 (1891). 



Adult male. General colour bluish slate ; feathers of the crest 

 spatulated at the tip, the edge of the spatula white ; lores and 



