556 ON THE BIRDS OF THE ADMIRALTY ISLANDS. [Juiie 19, 



16. Ptilopus johannis, sp. nov. 



Clare psittaceo-viridis, maculis scapularium paucis obscure caruleis ; 

 yascia pectoris semilunari lata, ventre imo et crisso leetissime Jlavis ; 

 pileo et ventre medio pulchei'rime Ulacinis ; remigibus et rectrici- 

 bus subtus dilute plumbeis, harumvitta apicali dilutiore, fere albi- 

 cante ; rostro nigra, pedibus obscure rubris : long, iota 7'5, alee 

 4*7, caudcB 2'5. 

 Fern, viridis, fei-e unicolor, ventre medio et crisso Jlavis . 

 Hah. Ins. Adiniralitatis. 



Obs. Species affinis Pt. bello et Pt, specioso, sed colore pilei et 

 veutris lilacino distincta. 



Of this splendid little Fruit- Pigeon, which I have great pleasure 



in naming after Mr. John Murray, three males (459, 460, 461) and 



one female (462) were "shot on Wild and D'Entrecasteaux Islands." 



" Eyes of males light yellow, of females white ; feet light red or 



pink colour ; tip of bill light green." — J. M. 



17. Megapodius rubrifrons, sp. nov. 



Supra olivaceo-brunneus, dorso svperiore et corpore subtus nigri- 

 canti-plumbeis ; ventre imo obscuriore ; capitis plumis brevibus, 

 rigidiusculis,fusco-nigris, in genis et gutture parce sparsis et cutem 

 rubram ostendentibus ; 2nlei parte anteriore fere omnino denu- 

 data rubra ; rostro flavo, ad basin nigricante ; pedibus (in pelle) 

 fere nigris : long, tota 1 10, ala: 8'5, caudce 30, tarsi 24, rostri 

 a rictu 1'4. 

 Hab. Ins. Admiralitatis. 



Obs. Species fronte denudata rubra insignis, M. eremites (Hani. 

 P. Z. S. 1867, p. 830) aflSnis, sed pedibus obscuris. 



There is a single skin of this species, " no. 472, male : eyes brown, 

 bill yellowish, feet and legs dark horn-colour : stomach contained 

 straw-material." — J. M. 



There is a second specimen in spirits. Both were shot on Pigeon 

 Island. 



18. PoRPHYRio INDIGUS, Horsf. ; Walden, Trans. Zool. Soc. viii. 

 p. 92. 



A single " male " specimen (no. 473) apparently of this wide- 

 ranging species was " shot on Pigeon Island by Mr. Buchanan, who 

 says it was sitting on a tree. Stomach had seeds : eyes red ; bill red ; 

 legs dull red."- J. iJ/. 



19. Esacus MAGNiROSTRis (Temm.); Gould, B. Austr. vol. vi. 

 pi. vi. 



One specimen (no. 477, female), "shot on Pigeon Island: eyes 

 yellow ; bill black : stomach had shells : legs and base of the bill 

 yellow." 



20. Charadrius mongolicus, Pallas; Harting, Ibis, 1870, 

 p. 384. 



One example (no. 504), "female: eyes black; bill, legs, and 

 feet black."— J. M. 



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