Eos wallacei, Newt. Ibis, I865i p. -540 ; 6. R. Qr. Sand-list, ii. p. 156, 

 Bp. 8206 (1870) (ex Waigiou, GuebS, Obi!); Salvad. Ann. Mus. 

 do. (iii). x. p. 84, n. 70(1877); id. Om. Pap.eMol.i. p. 255 



(1880) ; Nehrk. Juum.f. Orn. 1885, p. 31 ; Guilkm. P. Z. 8. 1885, 



p. 621 ; Salyad. Mem. R. Ac. Sc. Tor. ser. 2, xl. p. 169 (1889). 

 Donricclla riciniata, part., Finsc/i, Papag. ii. p. 803 (1868). 

 Lorius riciniatus, var. wallacei, Briiggem. Abh. naturw. Ver. Brum 



v. p. 42 (1876). 

 Domicella wallaeii, Rehniv. Journ.f. Orn. 1881, p. 167 (Consp. Psift. 



p. 103) ; id. Vogelbild., in the text of pi. xxxi. (1878-83). 



Adult. Red; a collar round the neck, abdomen, and under tail- 

 coverts purple ; primaries black, with the base of the inner web 

 red; secondaries and greater wing-coverts red, with the tips black ; 

 some of the inner quills and the longest scapularies dull purple ; 

 tail above dull purple-red; tail-feathers underneath at the base of 

 - the inner web red, yellowish red with golden reflexions towards 

 the tip; bill orange-red; feet dusky black. Total length 10-50 

 inches, wing 6, tail 4/10, bill 0-S0, tarsus 07. 



Young. Bed ; the feathers of the head, neck, back, breast, and 

 sides with purple edges ; ear-coverts tinged with purple ; inter- 

 scapular region and scapulars dusky purple ; under tail-coverts 

 purplish red. 



Hub, The western Papuan Islands — Waigiou, Guebe, Batanta, 

 aud a small island near MysoL 



a, b. J 2 ad. sk. Waigiou. A. E. Wallace Coll 



c, d. Ad. sk. Waigiou (A. P. Wallace). Gould Coll. 



9. Eos insularis. 



Eos insularis, Guillem. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 565, pi. xxxiv. (Weeds Isl.) ; 

 Salvad. Ibis, 1886, p. 154 ; id. Mem. R. Ac. Sc. Tor. ser. 2, xl. 

 p. 149 U889). 



"This species much resembles E. riciniata, but differs in the fol- 

 lowing particulars. The occipital violet patch is very small, and is 

 separated from the nuchal collar by a broad band of red. Both the 

 nuchal and prepectoral violet collars are small, aud the viclet on 

 the abdomen does not pass upwards on to the breast, thus leaving a 

 broad red pectoral band. The iris is red, thus differing from E. ri- 

 ciniata, in which it is yellow; and, lastly, the latter species is of 

 markedly smaller size, as will be seen on a comparison of the 

 measurements. Iris red ; bill orange, yellow at the tip ; feet 

 black. Total length 27-2-2o-o centim.. wing 15-2-13-S centim." 

 (C'ai/I, mitrd.) 



Hal. Weeda Islands, to the S.E. of Halmaheira. 



[ have seen one of the typical specimens, lent to me by the 

 Hon. Walter Bothschild, and I must say that although sufficiently 

 distinct from the ordinary specimens of E. riciniata, it is scarcely 

 different from some specimens of E. wallacei; bhe onlv difference I 

 can perceive is in the violet colour being a little duller in E, insularis. 

 with scarcely any tinge of blue. 



