390 TEE CBUISE OF THE ' OURAQOA.' 



PLATE XIX. 



MACBOPYGIA CBASSIBOSTBIS. 

 (Turacsena crdssirostris, Gould Proc. Zoot. fioc. 1856,^. 136.) 



Head, all the upper surface, wings and tail dark slaty black, the 

 feathers of the back margined with a deeper black ; a broad band 

 of grey across the lateral tail feathers near the base, and the outer 

 feather on each side tipped with darker grey ; throat greyish 

 white ; under surface sooty, washed with grey on the sides of the 

 neck, breast, and centre of the abdomen. 



Length 14^", wings 7f", tail 7i", bill 1^". 



This rare bird was discovered on the Island of Guadalcanar, one 

 of the Solomon Group. It is very remarkable for the great size 

 and form of its bill. 



