190 BIRDS FROM NIAS. 



others in having the chin white as in C. cpnea ^ to which 

 this species is very closely allied , and all three specimens 

 have the terminal part of the longer under tail-coverts slightly 

 tinged with bronzy green , a character which , though in 

 a stronger degree , is found in C. insularis Blyth from the 

 Nicobars, while they are entirely green in C. cenothorax 

 from the Island Engano. 



*74. Carpophaga Vandepolli , n. sp. 



An adult female (N°. 23) from Hili Madjeio. 



»Iris red, bill gray, feet pink. Native name: Boeroe-oey 



This species is closely allied to C. cenea and C. conso- 

 hrina , but distinguished from both by a large, pinkish 

 brown patch on the occiput and the conspicuously wine- 

 red color of the breast. 



Mantle, back, rump, upper tail-coverts, tail and wing 

 bronzy green like in C. cenea and allied species, with a 

 strong coppery gloss on back and upper wing-coverts; 

 head and hind neck down to the mantle, and upper throat 

 ashy gray, without any rosy tinge ; frontal edge and chin 

 white, a large patch on the occiput, reaching to the sides 

 of the neck behind the ear-coverts , pinkish brown ; lower 

 throat , chest and sides of the neck gray, washed with 

 vinaceous, entire breast uniform pale wine-red; abdomen, 

 flanks and thighs uniform ashy gray, under tail-coverts dark 

 chestnut, like in C. consobrina, darker than in C. cenea , 

 under wing-coverts uniform ashy gray. Wing 22,3 cm. , 

 tail 12,5, culmen 3, unfeathered part of the latter 2. 



From C. a>nea this species differs in wanting any rosy 

 tinge on head, hind neck, throat, abdomen and thighs, 

 in the purplish brown patch on the occiput and the con- 

 spicuous uniform wine-red breast and the darker brown 

 under tail-coverts. 



With C. consobrina it agrees in the want of any rosy 

 tinge on head, hind neck, upper throat, abdomen and 

 thighs, and in the dark brown under tail-coverts, but 



Notes from the Leyden IMuseum , Vol. XVIII. 



