1872.] FROM THE PELEW AND MACKENZIE ISLANDS. 101 



New to the Pelews. 



Peale's C.fucatus, from M angsi, in the Sooloo archipelago (C. tenui- 

 rostris, Cass. Atl. pi. 21. f. 1) belongs not to this species, but to the 

 smaller C. micropterus, Bl. (Schleg. Cuculi, p. 12 = C. tenuirostris, 

 Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. p. 39, nee C. tenuirostris, Mull.). 



23. Ptilinopus pelewensis, H. & F., P. Z. S. 1868, p. 7. 



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

 agreeing exactly with the description given by us, as cited above. 

 The outermost secondaries (the so-called tertiaries) have an acute 

 angulated shaft-end spot of brilliant violet-blue ; the under tail-coverts 

 are bright purplish red, with narrow bright orange edgings ; feet dark 

 blood-red ; bill lead-coloured, with greenish-white tips. 



Young bird. Green, with narrow yellow edgings on the tectrices 

 and scapulars ; head above also green, with a pale yellow super- 

 cilium ; underparts dirty olive-green ; vent, anal region, and under 

 tail-coverts straw-yellow ; on the vent some orange feathers ; tail 

 green, with a whitish patch on the inner webs above the end, forming 

 an irregular cross baud ; feet and bill dark. 



24. Carpophaga oceanica (Less.) ; Hartl. P. Z. S. 1867, 

 p. 830. 



Carpophaga pacifica, H. & F., P. Z. S. 1868, p. 7. 



One old specimen from the Pelew group {Capt. Heinsohn), agree- 

 ing exactly with the figure of Kittlitz (Kupfert. 33. f. 1), who ob- 

 served the bird on the island of Ualan (Denkwiirdigk. i. p. 377). 

 We must remark that none of the specimens we have examined from 

 this group show the ferruginous- vinaceous tinge on the crop and 

 breast, although this tinge is sometimes also wanting in specimens 

 from the Navigator and Friendly groups. But, what is more signi- 

 ficant, the Pelew specimens have the grey on the head and hind neck 

 much darker ; besides, the under wing-coverts are brownish black, 

 whereas in C. pacifica from Central Polynesia they are of a dark ashy 

 grey. The chestnut-red on the vent, anus, and under tail-coverts 

 appears to be also much darker in Pelew specimens. Therefore we 

 incline to believe that the Carpophaga from the north-western Pacific 

 Islands may form a distinct species — the Columba oceanica of Lesson; 

 but before we can settle this question with certainty we must wait 

 for further examination, based upon more specimens. 



25. Phlegcsnas canifrons, n. sp. 



Supra olivaceo-virescens, nitore nonnullo metallico ; occipite, collo 

 postico et interscapulio late ferrugineis ; fronte et sincipite, 

 capitis, colli et pectoris lateribus cinereis ; gula et collo antico 

 magis albicantibus ; alis dorso concoloribus, area majore sca- 

 pular i pule hre violaceo-purpurascente ; remigibusfuscis, pogonio 



