collected in the Philippine Islands. 487 



had been lost to oriiitliologists for over fifteen years ; the 

 rediscovery of the species was therefore of great interest. 

 P. marchei inhabits exactly the same localities as Pitta kochi, 

 frequenting the stunted trees near the mountain-top. We 

 obtained five specimens, one of which was immature. It was 

 met with at nearly 8000 feet. 



Ad. Iris of two colours, a lake-red outer ring, with an inner 

 one of yellow ; bill at base brick-red, tip yellow ; nostrils 

 darker brick-red ; feet bright coral-red. 



Juv. Iris dull brown. 



290. Carpophaga chalybura Bp. (Grant, Ibis, 1895, 

 p. 264; 1896, pp. 124, 477, 564; 1897, p. 249.) 



Carpophaga cenea Linn, (Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 521.) 

 Common, wherever old forest exists, in all parts of the 

 archipelago. In Central, North, and North-east Luzon it 

 is scarce, the next species taking its place, but at Cape 

 Engafio both species were met with in the same forest, 

 though C. nuchalis was more numerous. 



291. Carpophaga nuchalis Cab. (Grant, Ibis, 1895, 

 p. 116; 1896, p. 124.) 



This species takes the place of C. chalybura in Luzon just 

 to the north of the 16th meridian of longitude, where, on 

 looking at the map, a barrier of high mountains will be found. 

 C. nuchalis apparently does not cross the great central 

 Cordillera, as C. chalybura was the only species met with 

 by us in Benguet and Lepanto. On my return from Isabella 

 (where this species was common) we rode over the mountain - 

 range which runs east and west, and on reaching the plains 

 to the south obtained specimens of C. chalybura, a bird we 

 had not met with during our stay in the more northern 

 provinces. A Pigeon collected on Fuga Island is certainly 

 not this species, having no maroon on the nape at all. 



Iris and orbital skin dull crimson-lake ; bill slate-blue, tip 

 white ; feet dull violet- lake. 



292. Carpophaga poliocephala (G. R. Gray). (Grant, 

 Ibis, 1895, p. 264; 1896, pp. 476, 564; 1897, p. 250.) 



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