184 MR. G. R. GRAY ON THE SPECIES OF BASILORNIS. [April 23, 



the nostrils are covered by the frontal plumes, and there is scarcely 

 any naked space round the eyes. 



Wagler in 1827 described a bird from Java(?) under the name of 

 Pastor corythaix, the characters of which agree witli the Ceram and 

 not the Celebes species, with which it has been confounded by Pr. 

 Bonaparte and other writers. 



The specific characters of the two species are subjoined — viz. 



Fig. 1. 



Basilornis corythaix (fig. 1). 



Top of the head rich glossy purplish black ; crest bronzy black ; 

 nape, back, and beneath the body glossy chalybeous ; wings fuscous, 

 paler at the base of the inner web ; tail bronzy black, with the outer 

 feathers black with green edges ; spot below each eye, a patch on 

 each side of breast, and some scattered hairs on the throat, white. 



Pastor corythaix, Wagl. Syst. Av. 



Basilornis corythaix, Pr. B. Consp. Av. p. 420. 



HetcBrornis corythaix, G. R. Gray, Gen. of B, ii. p. 335. 



Hab. Ceram (JFallace). 



Basilornis celebensis (fig. 2). 



Head rich glossy steel black ; crest rich glossy purplish black ; 

 back, breast, and abdomen chalybeous ; quills fuscous black ; tail 

 bronzy black, with the outer feathers greenish black ; a spot beneath 



