124 Count T. Salvadori—Notes 
Kclectus pectoralis var. solomonensis Dub. Syn. Av. ii. 
p- 1054 (1904). 
Gray was the first to point out some slight differences 
between the Aru birds and those from the mainland of New 
Guinea. I have not failed to mention them (Orn. Pap. e 
Mol. 1. p. 201), but I am still of opinion that these differences 
are not sufficient for establishing even a subspecies. The 
same remark applies to the Solomon Islands birds *, which 
certainly are not smaller than those from Korido. Beccari’s 
and d’Albertis’s series shew individual variations in size and 
in the green colouring of the males. 
Ecuiecrus roratus (P. L. 8. Mill.) ; Hartert, Nov. Zool. 
x. p. 46 (1903) (Batjan, Morty). 
EcLectus carprinaLis (Bodd.); Hartert, op. cit. vii. p. 229 
(1900) (Kayeli). 
EcLECTUS WESTERMANNI (Bp.); Rothsch. Bull. B. O. C. x. 
p- (1899) 5 Sel. P. ZS. 1902, p2 170; pl: xvitt. (Gey) 
? Kelectus sp. incert., Everett apud Hartert, Nov. Zool. 
il. p. 596, n. 64 (1896) (Lombock). 
Several specimens of this rare species have been received 
alive by the Hon. Walter Rothschild and deposited by him 
in the Zoological Society’s Gardens. — 
The male was already known, it is entirely green without 
the red patches on the sides of the breast. 
The female, hitherto unknown, is similar to the female of 
Li. pectoralis, but differs in having a blue collar and dull 
purple lower breast, while /. pectoralis has both collar and 
breast of the same bright blue colour. The under tail- 
coverts are also of a much darker and duller red. The ring 
of blue round the eyes of E. pectoralis is, moreover, absent 
in E, westermanni. Both sexes are likewise much smaller 
than in E. pectoralis (Rothschild). 
The habitat of this species is still unknown. 
* Dr. Hartert (Nov. Zool. v. p. 530) did not find that the Solomon 
birds were different from those of the Sudest Islands and New Guinea. 
