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DRS. HARTLATJB AND FINSCH ON BIRDS [Jail. 16, 



of a larger size ; but after comparing them with the valuable mea- 

 surements given by Prof. Schlegel, as reproduced hereafter, we see 

 no necessity for separating them as a distinct species, though, per- 

 haps, some naturalists, not having specimens enough at their disposal, 

 might be willing to do so. 



H. chloris breeds on the Pelew Islands ; the collection contains a 

 single egg, which is of a uniform white. 



A closely allied species is our H. cassini (Orn. Centr. Polyu. 

 p. 40; Cass. Un. St. Ex pi. Exp. pi. 16. f. 1), which the excellent 

 monographer of the Kingfishers declares to be "certainly identical" 

 with H. sacra. This he must allow; us to doubt. We have exa- 

 mined extensive series of H. sacra from the Navigators' and the 

 Tonga group, but have never seen any authentic specimen from the 

 Viti group belonging to that species. All the specimens from the 

 latter group were found to belong to H. cassini ; so we are of opinion 

 that this species will prove to be peculiar to the Vitis. 



Long al. 



1-4 



7-3 



9-4 



11-4 



0-4 



3 



11-4 



11-4 



4 



4 



0-4 



4 



3 



3 



3 



3 



rostr. 



Lat, 

 rostr. 



21 -25 '■ 74-8 

 144-15 6" -64 



16 -20 



18 -20 



19 -21 



19 

 18 -19 

 18 -19 



17 -20 



19 



18 -20 



21 

 20 

 19 

 12 

 204 



Tars. Di f- 



6* 



6 



64 



84 



ad., Pelew... (13 spec), 

 juv., Pelew ... (3 spec). 

 Philippines... (8 spec.), 



Bangka (4 spec.), 



Java (3 spec.), 



Java 



Borneo (3 spec.), 



Timor (3 spec), 



Halmahera .(10 spec), 



Banda (1 spec), 



Aruboina (4 spec), 



Ceram (2 spec), 



New Guinea . (1 spec), 

 ad., E. Indies (1 spec), 

 juv., E. Indies (1 spec), 

 East Africa ... (1 spec), 



ap. Schleg. 

 ap. Schleg. 

 ap. Schleg. 

 Breni. Mus. 

 ap. Schleg. 

 ap. Schleg. 

 ap. Schleg. 

 ap. Schleg. 

 ap. Schleg. 

 ap. Schleg. 

 ap. Schleg. 

 Brem. Mus. 

 Brem. Mus. 

 Brem. Mus. 



6. Myzomela rubratra, Less. ; Hartl. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 829; 

 H. & F. ibid. 1868, pp. 5 and 116. 



Six specimens from the Pelews (Capts. Heinsohn and Peters), 

 and eight from Uap {Kubary). Amongst the latter there are three 

 specimens, marked by Mr. Kubary as females ("breeding-season"), 

 which agree with the description of the young bird given by us 

 (P. Z. S. 1868, p. 5). They are of a dark olive-brown, intermixed 

 more or less with red feathers ; in some nearly the whole head and 

 underparts are red, which shows these variations to be clearly signs 

 of imaturity. Probably the adult female in full dress does not differ 

 from the male. 



