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Pjcus spilolophus. Pic. dorso alisgue sanguineo-coccineis ; sub- 

 tus sordide albus, Juscesccnti umlmatus ; capite colloque nigris, 

 gultis albis maculatis ; hujus maculis grandioribus ; rerftigibus 

 cauddquejuscis, harum pogoniis ifiternis albo maculatis. 

 Longitudo corporis, 1 If . 



Picus MODESTUS. Pic. supru aier, alis ad latera apicesgue subru- 

 Jisscentibus ; capite in Jroiite genisąue obscure coccineis, occipite, 

 gula, jugulo, collogue grisescenti- atris, plumis maculd minutis- 

 simd albd ad apicem terminatis ; rectricibus duabus mediis elon- 

 galis. 

 Longitudo corporis, 15 ; alcB a carpo ad apicem remigis 4tae, 6 ; 



caudce, 6 ; tarsi, 1 ; roslri, ]Ą. 

 Lampuomorpha amethystina. Lamp. suprc) splendide ame- 

 thyslina ; abdomine albo, Jasciis viridi-amelhystiiiis ornalo ; rec- 

 tricibus lateralibus albo notatis. 

 Longitudo Tį. 



This description is taken from a bird in the statė of change, the 

 amethystine feathers on the back, tail and breast, appearing par- 

 tially through a ferruginous ground, but sufficiently numerous and 

 defined to indicate the adult plumage. A younger bird in the col- 

 lection has nearly the v/hole of the upper body ferruginous with an 

 amethystine feather here and there breaking out. In a note ap- 

 pended to the description of the species, Mr. Lindsay statės that the 

 natives considered thein of extremely rare occurrence. 



Nycticorax Manillensis. Nycl. supra castaneo-rvfa ; colio in 

 fronte, abdominis laleribus, Jemorum teclricibus, alarumgue tec- 

 tricibus inferioribus pallidiori-rujis ; capite collouue supra nigris, 

 cristcE pennis longis pendentibus albis, apice mgro ; peclore ab- 

 domine crissogue albis. 

 Statura paulo major quam Nt/cI. Caledonica, cui similHma ; dif- 

 fert tamen colorc cristae, colli in fronte, tcctricumque inferiorum 

 alarum. 



