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Anal tergite but little produced, not quite reacliing the 

 summit of the valves, which have compressed margins. 



^. Smaller than the female; collum a little wider at the 

 sides than in tlie female ; legs padded as in the preceding 

 species. Copulatory apparatus as in fig. 6. 



Number of segments bQ. 



Length about 70 millim. 



These two species, judging by the form of the copulatory 

 organs, appear to be quite distinct from those that Silvestri 

 has recently described from Soraaliland. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE XL* 



Fig. 1. Buthiis polystictus, sp. n. Nat. size. 

 Fig. 2. fScorjiio Culei, sp. a. Nat. size. 

 Fig. 2 a. Ditto. Lower side of tail. 

 Fig. 3. Scorpio Phil/ipsii, sp. ii. Hand frota above. 

 Fig. 3 a. Ditto. Pot-terior foot frum behind. 

 Fig. 4. Bifon brwiyiipea, sp. n. X 2. 

 Fig. A a. Ditto. Ro.stnim from the side. 



Fig. 5. Arc/iisj^irostreptus Phillipsii, sp. n. Left half of copulatory organ. 

 Fig. 5 a. Ditto. Side view of first tercfite. 

 Fig. 5 b. Ditto. Side view of aual somite. 



Fig. 6. Archispirostreptus nigricolor, sp. n. Left half of copulatory 

 apparatus. 



XXX. — Description of a nexo Species of Fruit-Pigeon from 

 the Highlands of Mindoro, Philippine Islands. By Joh;^ 

 Whitehead. 



Carpophaga mindorensis, sp. u. 



Adult male. Most nearly allied to Carpophaga radiata (Quoy 

 and Gaimard) , but much larger. Top of the head, neck, breast, 

 and rest of underparts bluish slate-grey, darkest on the belly 

 and under tail- coverts, the latter indistinctly edged with rufous; 

 forehead, cheeks, and throat pale whitish pink; feathers 

 surrounding the eye and forming a patch above the ear- 

 coverts blackish grey; hind neck gradually shading into 

 sooty black on the mantle and interscapulary region; scapu- 

 lars and inner wing-coverts bronze-lake, changing to bronze- 

 green on the rest of the wings, rump, and upper tail-coverts ; 

 primary- quills blackish grey, the inner ones glossed on the 

 outer web and towards the extremity with metallic green ; 

 tail-feathers black, glossed with purple and green, and with 



* [This Plate will be given in the next Number.] 



