358 A XATUIiALIST'S WAXDEJilXGS 



the opposite sexes or the localities, we are now acquainted with both 

 sexes and the patriae of four species of these anoinalous Parrots, dis- 

 tributed as follows ; — 



(1) E. pedoralis (Salvad. op, cit. p. 1'J7), of Xcw Guinea and tlie Aru 

 and Ke ishinds, extending to Xcw Britain^ New Irelandj and the Solomon 

 Islands- 



(2) E, roratiis (Salvad. p. 206), of tlie if^land group of Halniaheraj i.e, 

 Halmahera, Ternate, Batchian, Morty, and Obi. 



(3) E. cardinalis (Salvad. p. 210), of the island group of Ceram, i.e, 

 Ceram, Amboina, and Boru. 



(4) E. rkdeli, of the Tcnimber group. 



The males of these four species are very similar in colouring; but with 

 the lielp of Dr. Salvadori's diagnosis of the first three "we may separate 

 them as follows : 



A. Majores : cauda supra Cicrulco yariegata. 



Cauda minus c£crulea ...... (1) pectoraUs. 



Cauda magis ca^rulea •..♦.. (2) roratus, 



B. Jliriores : Cauda supra viridi, subtus nigra. 



Cauda apice angur^to flavicaute . . . • (3) cardinalis. 

 Cauda; fascia apicali distincte flava . . • (4) riedeli. 



The female of E, riedeli, as already mentioned, is very easily distin- 

 guished from the same sex of the first three species by the absence of 

 the blue neck-band and of the blue on the abdomen. As regards its 

 yellow under tail-coverts and yellow tail-end, it comes nearest to E, 



roratus. 



12. Eos EETICTJLATA, S. Miill- 



13. Neopsittacus £UTKLES, T. 



14. Cacatua sanguinea, Gould. 



To my great surprise this Cacutua is not C, citrinocristata, as I had 

 snspccied. The original specimens of C. mnguinea were obtained at Port 

 Essmgton in IS". Australia; so that its occurrence in the Timor-laut group 

 is not after all so very remarkable. 



III. PlCAlil^. 



15. Sauropatis chlopjs, Bodd. 



16. S. avsthalasi^ and ra?\ mi^'or, Meyer, n. var. 



17. S. SAiJCTA, Y. & H. 



IV. Passeres. 



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18. PiEZOKHYNCHUS CASTUS, Sclater. 



Monarcha castus^ Scl. P. Z. S. 1883, loc. sup. cit. 



Supra nigtr ; pileo et regione auricular i alhisj fronle et teen fa nucliam 

 cingente nigris circumdatis ; dorso summo tcenice niccJiali proximOj 

 tiropygio et tectricibns alarum Tniitorihus cum scapniarhtm maryinious 

 externis albis ; sublus alluSy ijuttare nigro, maculis trilus albis ornato ; 

 Cauda alba ^ reef ricibus tribiis externis albo late terminatis ; siihalaribus 

 et remigum pogomis internis albis ; rostri plumhei tomiis albicantibus ; 

 pedibus plumbeis : Jong, iota 5*7, alod 2'7, caudoe 2"8. 



Hab. Lutur, Timor-la at. 



06s. Affinis M. hucotl, sed gula nigra distinctus. 



The single e:sample is marked "Male: irides reddish brown; bill 

 lavender; legs and feet ditto; Sentember 1882." 



