442 Canou Tristram on Birds from the 



22. Calornis metallica, Temm. 



The iris in all the specimens is noted as bright scarlet. 



23. LoRius cHLOR-ocERCus, Gould. 

 " Iris red j feet olive-coloured." 



24. Trichoglossus massen^e, Bp. 



I can detect no differences between thjs bird and specimens 

 from New Hebrides and elsewhere. 



25. ECLECTUS POLYCHLORUS (ScOp.) . 



Both sexes of this widely spread species appear in the col- 

 lection. They possess slight differences in coloration from 

 specimens in my cabinets from other localities^ but too trivial 

 to permit me to discriminate them. 



The note on the label marks the iris as light yellow and 

 the feet black. 



26. Charmosyna margarethjE^ sp. nov. (Plate XII.) 



C. fronte, regione oculari, mento, thorace et collo toto rubris ; 

 occipite nigro, pectore et tergo monili aurantiaco circum- 

 datisj hoc nigro arete fimbriato ; tergo viridi ; uropygio 

 aurantiaco-viridi ; cauda graduata, rectricibus quatuor 

 mediis rubris aurantiaco terminatis^ rectricibus late- 

 ralibus ad basin rubris, utrinque viridescenti-nigro lim- 

 batis et aurantiaco terminatis ; remigibus nigris, in po- 

 gonio externo viridi lavatis ; abdomine rubro ; crisso 

 viridi ; pedibus et rostro carneis. Long. tot. 7'8, alse 

 3*85^ caudse 4, tarsi 0-3, mandib. super. 0*6, mandib. 

 infer. 0-3. 

 Iris yellow ; feet flesh-colour. 



This is one of the smallest and, I think I may venture to 

 say, one of the most gorgeous in colouring of this splendid 

 group, of which several species have recently been figvired by 

 Mr. Gould in the ' Birds of New Guinea.^ It comes nearest 

 to C. pulchella. I have ventm-ed to name it in compliment 

 to the bride of H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught. 



27. Geoffroyus heteroclitus (Hombr. & Jacq.) . 

 " Iris yellow ; feet ash-colour." 



28. Ptilopus cerasetpectus, sp, nov. 



(J P. supra totus viridis; fronte solum usque ad regionem 

 ocularem ceraseo-purpureo ; tectricibus alarum indis- 

 tincte nigro maculatis ; rectricibus quatuor cxternis fascia 



