468 BIRDS FROM NIAS. 



Both specimens of this red-breasted Palaeornis are very 

 much like the Javau species, but altogether larger, and at 

 once distinguished by the black lower mandible. 



It is a rather strange fact that Nias is the habitat of the 

 continental P. fasciata instead of the Malayan P. longi- 

 cauda. The occurrence of the latter species on Nias, as 

 mentioned by Salvadori in Cat. XX of the Birds in the 

 British Museum , is certainly based upon the erroneous 

 statement of Oustalet (1. c.) that P. javanica Rosenb. is 

 identical with P. longicauda. 



11. Loriculus galgulus (L.). 



Psittacus galgulus Nieuwenh. & Rosenb. Versl. Eil. Nias, p. 19, 

 Loriculus galgulus Rosenb. Mai. Arch. p. 220; Modigl. Viagg. a Nias, 

 p. 685 (1890); Oust. I.e. pp. 108, 119. 



An adult male (N". 52) from Hili Madjeio, November 28th. 

 »Iris bluish gray, bill black, feet dirty yellow. Native 

 name: Tabolia.'^ 



12. Harpactes oreskios (Temm.). 



Orescius Gouldi Salvad. Ucc. di Nias, p. 528. 

 Trogon oreskios Oust. I.e. pp. 110, 119. 



Three adult males, two of which (Nos. 1 and 10) from 

 Hili Madjeio, November, and the third (not numbered) 

 from Lahagoe. 



»Iris light red, bill black, blue at the base, feet gray. 

 Native name: Foforo doea^ 



13. Miglyptes Tukki (Less.). 



Migh/ptes iiifuscatus Salvad. Uce. di Nias, p. 531; Modigl. Viagg. a 

 Nias, pi. I, fig. 1; Oust. I.e. pp. 109, 119. 



An adult male (N'\ 85) from Hili Madjeio, December 12th. 



»Iris brownish red, bill bluish black, lower mandible bluish 

 gray, feet bluish gray. Native name: To-hia gigi gigu' 



This specimen is a trifle smaller than the avarage size 

 of the species , though there are specimens from Malacca 



Notes from the Leyden Museum, "Vol. XVIII. 



