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82. LoRicuLus woRCESTERi, Stcere, List Birds & Mamm. 

 Philippines, p. 6 (1890) ; Bourns & Worcester, Occ. Pap. 

 Minnesota Acad. Sci. i. no. 1, p. 50 (1894). 



With a good series of the Samar Lorikeet before me, I 

 agree with Messrs. Bourns and Worcester that this species 

 is distinct from L. apicalis, with which it was united by 

 Count Salvadori. The distinctive characters were correctly- 

 given in Prof. Steere's original description. 



83. OsMOTRERON AXILLARIS (G. R. Gray, MS., fide Bonap.) ; 

 Grant, Ibis, 1896, p. 553. 



A female of the Philippine Green Pigeon was collected at 

 Samar for the first time. 



84. Ptilopus occipitalis, G. R. Gray ; Grant, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 564. 



A male of the Yellow-breasted Fruit-Pigeon from Samar. 



85. Ptilopus LECLANCHERi (Bonap.); Grant, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 124. 



The Black-throated Fruit-Pigeon is recorded from Samar 

 for the first time. 



86. Phabotreron amethystina (Bonap.) ; Salvad. Cat. B. 

 Brit. Mus. xxi. p. 66 (1893) ; Grant, Ibis, 1896, p. 563. 



The Amethyst Brown Pigeon belongs to the large-billed 

 group, which has been already discussed in our paper quoted 

 above. Several examples from Samar. 



[Iris light brown ; bill black ; bare skin round eye dull 

 greenish white ; feet coral-pink. — J. W.] 



87. Phabotreron brevirostris, Tweedd, ; Salvad. Cat. B. 

 Brit. Mus. xxi. p. 69 (1893) ; Grant, Ibis, 1896, p. 563. 



This Brown Pigeon belongs to the small-billed group 

 mentioned in the previous paper. It was obtained in both 

 islands. 



88. Carpophaga chalybura, Bonap. ; Grant, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 564. 



Bonaparte's Philippine Fruit-Pigeon is represented in both 

 collections. 



