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45. Cacatua citrinocristata (Fras.). 



Of this species, which is not with certainty known from any other island except 

 Sumba, Doherty sent four wild shot specimens. One of them has the feathers of 

 the underside strongly washed with deep yellow near the tips, so as to give it a 

 spotted appearance. Wing 245 254 mm. 



" Iris deep brown in two females, bright crimson in one male ; eyelids partly 

 bluish ; beak, feet, and cere black." 





46. Geoffroyns tjindanae A. B. Meyer. 



With a fine series of both sexes of this Geqffroyus before me I find it indeed very 

 difficult to separate it from G. sumbavensis. In his description Dr. Meyer, guided 

 by Salvadori's descriptions, compared it chiefly with G. personatus, as its yellowish 

 green upper surface separated it at once from G. floresianus and G. sumbavensis, 

 which belonged to the group with darker and purer green upper surface. This is 

 altogether a mistake, for I find that the Sumba birds are rather darker green than 

 the majority of Sambawa specimens, some of which are very distinctly yellowish 

 green. The size is of little value, but G. tjindanae is larger than most of the 

 G. sumbavensis. The latter form is said by Salvadori to be " like G.Jloresianus, only 

 a little larger." This is very little indeed, and I am inclined to doubt the distinct- 

 ness of G. sumbavensis from G. Jtoresianus, at least as a species, though the under 

 wing-coverts of the latter are perhaps of a somewhat different, darker colour. 

 G. tjindanae seems only to differ from G. sumbavensis in a very slightly longer 

 wing and a darker lilac bluish head, though that latter character is variable to 

 a certain extent. Probably G. tjindanae, G. sumbavensis, and G. Jloresianus and 

 possibly others of the genus are only subspecifieally separable, if that; but at present 

 we do not yet know enough to place them finally, and they are better mentioned 

 under special names. 



The wings of our male skins measure as follows : 



Males from Sambawa (G. sumbavensis} : 159, 160, 162, 163 168 mm. 



Males from Lombok (6r. sumbavensis} : 160 168, mostly 160 165 mm. 



Males from Sumba (G. tjindanae) : 167, 168 174 mm. 



One male from Flores : 159 mm. (Salvadori gives 152 only). 



Of the adult $ G. tjindanae Doherty gives the following notes : " Iris very 

 pale whitish yellow; eyelids and cere dirty brownish; maxilla orange-red, tip 

 pale yellow ; mandible mostly blackish ; feet dull grey." Of the adult ? : " Iris 

 whitish yellow." Of the young bird : " Iris canary-yellow ; beak deep purplish 

 brown; cere earthy greenish ; feet dull greenish, with a whitish powder." 



*47. Eclectus cornelia Bp. 



As mentioned before, Doherty has been so lucky as to discover the home of 

 this Eclectus. Only its female has been hitherto known. The female Agrees fully 

 with the descriptions of E. cornelia. " The iris is pale yellow ; beak horny black, 

 with a small whitish spot on the tooth on each side; feet dull grey above and 

 below." The male is above dark green, most of the feathers with lighter borders ; 

 head and neck lighter green. Primaries below and inner webs above black ; outer 

 webs deep blue, mostly with narrow greenish edges. Underside dark green ; flanks 



