12 DR. O. FINSCH ON BIRDS FROM [Jail. 14, 



21. PlONIAS CYANICEPS (Pllch.). 



Geoff roius cyaniceps, Scl. /. c. p. 107, et 1878, p. 6/2. 



Native name Binibiu, Iliibuer. 



One male, but no doubt a young one, as the head is still green and 

 has no blue collar. I took this distinct species formerly for the female 

 of r. lieteroclitus, Houibr. 



22. ECLECTUS POLYCHLORUS, ScOp. ; Sch /. C. p. 106. 



E. linnm, Wagl. ( $ ). 



Native name Kalangi, Hiibner. 



Three green males, agreeing exactly with specimens from Gilolo, 

 wings 9 to y| inches, and two red females, wings 8" 6'" to 8" 8'" 

 (also called Kalangi by the natives), exactly agreeing with the 

 so-called E. linncci, Wagl. 



As Mr. Hiibner apparently has sexed the specimens himself, his 

 collection gives new evidence that Dr. Meyer was right in declaring 

 the red ones to be the females of the green. 



23. Trichoglossus subplackns, Scl. ; Scl. I.e. p. 108. 



Native uame Nebir, Hiibner. 



Two males and one female, agreeing exactly with Dr. Sclater's 

 description. 



24. CUCULUS CANORUS, L. 



One specimen, in size, colour, and marJangs exactly agreeing with 

 specimens from Germany. 



2.5. Cucui.us iNSPERATUS, Gould ; Scl. /. c. p. 106. 



C. sonnerati (pt.), Schl. 



Native name Neviu, Hiibner. 



One male specimen, agreeing with Javan specimens, but breast 

 and vent washed only very faintly with rufous, and larger. Wings 

 4" 9'", tail 4" 9'". 



26. EUDYNAMIS PICATA, S. MiiU. ; Scl. /. c. p. 106. 



Native name, male, Bakebake; female, Avarik, Hiibner. 



Male and female. 



After what tbe Marquis of Tweeddale has said (Ibis, 18G9, p. 342) 

 on the difficulties of making out what is the true " picafa" of 

 Solomon Miiller, I follow in the determination of this species Dr. 

 Sclater, leaving it aside whether this Koel must bear Miiller's name 

 or that of rujiventris. Less. 



The male, altogether black, with blue lustre, agrees perfectly 

 with Australian ones (iE". cynnocephola), but is smaller; the female 

 differs totally from the New-Holland one, and comes nearest 

 to E. maluyanu, Cab., from Java. On a black-greenish shining 

 ground-colour, the upper parts are streaked longitudinally on the 

 head, spotted on back and wing-coverts, and barred on wings and 

 (ail with rusty brown ; chin and throat are black, spotted thickly 

 with rusty ; on the gape a white longitudinal stripe ; underparts of 



