( 59) 

 88. Calornis obscura (Bp.) 



Lrunprntoni/s nhscnra Bonaparte (ex Forsten MS, in Mus. Lugd.), Consp. Jr. i. p. 417 (1850: 

 Gilolo). 



Batjaii : Wallace, Beriistciii, Gnilleinanl, Platen, Vorderraan, Doherty, 

 Waterstradl. 



89. Coi'vus validus Bp. 



(^Anlea p. 14) 



Batjan : Wallace, Bernstein, Platen, Kiikenthal, Waterstratlt (2). 



(Dumas obtained a specimen on Morty.) 



It is strange that nobody came across ('. orni on Batjan, thon.u'li on Movty 

 both C. orrn and rnlidus were found. 



'•»0. Lycocorax pyrrhopterus (Bp-)- 



Corriis ])'jrrhojiteriis Bonaparte, Consp. Av. i. p. 384 (1850 : Gilolo). 



The first collector to obtain this bird on Batjan was Dr. Platen. Dr. 

 Vorderman shot two himself on Batjan. Doherty obtained a fine series of eight 

 examples, and a few were shot by Waterstradt's hunters. There is no difference 

 between the males ^.nA females, though some of the birds sexed " ¥ " are smaller 

 than those marked " c?." Dolierty marked the iris in the male as " deep crimson," 

 in i\ie female as " dull crimson " ; bill and feet black in both sexes. 



01. Semioptera wallacii Gould. 



Prn-mliHca lonUiicii Gray, P. Z. S. 185y. p. 130 (descr. nulla !) 



Semioplem vnllarii Gould, B. Austr. Stippl. PI. III. (1859) and text. (Descr. princeps.) 



Batjan : Wallace, Bernstein, Beccari, Guillemard, Vorderman, Platen, Kuken- 

 thal, Doherty, Waterstradt. 



Doherty sent many specimens from the month of August 1807. They were then 

 in full jilumage, though more or less worn. (Some young birds had already begun 

 to monlt into the plumage of the adults. Doherty marked the bare parts as follows : 

 S ad. : " Iris deep brown, feet orange and orange-red, bill pale brownish." 

 ? : " Iris deep chestnut, feet bright orange-ochreous, bill purplish grey, brownish 

 at base. 



Semioptera icallacii lialma/ierae 8alvad. is easily distinguished by the darker 

 back and crown in both sexes, longer green elongated pectoral plumes, and darker 

 green abdomen. 



92. Ptilinopus superba (Temm.). 



Batjan : Wallace, Bernstein, Platen, Kiikenthal, Doherty, Waterstradt. 



93. Ptilinopus monacha (Reinw.). 



Batjan : Wallace, Bernstein, Platen, Kiikenthal, Doherty. 



(On J). Kio, ././: 0. 1S«.I4, Mr. Nehrkorn ((notes a /w'A^ oi Ptilopus nanxx as 

 having occurred on Batjan. The autlun' iiifurmed me (in litt.) that this is an error, 

 and most kindly sent the specimen for my insiiection. It is a /fi/««^ (correctly 

 se.ved; (jbtaincd by Platen on Wai^iu iii -January 18.S4. It agrees perfectly with 

 females from New Guinea, but is much smaller. A series might show that Waigiu 

 has a smaller form than Papua.) 



