1882.] DR. W. BLASIUS ON BIRDS FROM CERAM. 701 



That the female is not much yomiger than the male, but rather 

 of about the same age, I believe I am justified in concluding from 

 the wear of the feathers &c. Very striking in both specimens, as 

 well as in the closely related species N. hantu, Wall., combined with 

 the other by Schlegel, is the characteristic bristle-Uke covering of 

 the legs and toes. 



Both specimens are in the Brunswick Museum. 



4. Cacatua moluccensis (Gm.), Salvad. i. p. 101. 



Four specimens (two males and two females). For all the label 

 repeats : — " Iris dark brown ; bill and feet grey-black ; skin round 

 eyes milk-white. Lokki, Ceram." 



1. "cJ. L. 46 cm., D. 7*5 cm. 29 November 1881." 



2. "cJ. L. 48 cm., D. 8 cm. 13 December 1881." 



3. "2 . L. 48 cm,, D. 8 cm. 21 November 1881." 



4. "$. L. 46 cm., D. 8 cm. 1 December 1881." 



Both the males have the red of the crest-feathers of a more 

 vivid colour, and the white of the feathers of belly and back a little 

 more tinged with rose-colour than in the females ; besides this there 

 is no difference of sex to be remarked. 



No. 2 is in the Brunswick Museum ; No. 3 in the collection of 

 Mr. Nehrkorn. 



.5. EcLECTUs CARDiNALis (Bodd.), Salvad. i. p. 210. 



Two specimens (male and female). For both, the label reports : — 

 " Iris golden yellow. L. 34 cm., D. 4 cm. Cere and feet grey-black. 

 Lokki, Ceram." 



1. "S- 17 November 1881." Upper mandible red, under 

 mandible black. Ground-colour of feathers green, 



2. "?. 19 November 1881; bill black." Ground-colour of 

 feathers red. 



The marking of the sexes is consequently absolutely in conformity 

 with the at present generally accepted opinion that the red individuals 

 of tliis group of Parrots are the females, and the green ones {Eclectus 

 inlermedius, Bp.) the males of the same species. 



The two specimens from Ceram are absolutely identical with 

 numerous other individuals from Amboina collected by Dr. Platen, 

 and just now before me {cf Blasius and Nehrkorn, " Dr. Platen's 

 oniithologische Sammlungen aus Amboina," Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. 

 Wien, xxxii. 1882, p. 415, sp. 6). 



Both specimens are in the Brunswick Museum. 



6. Eos RUBRA (Gm.), Salvad. i. p. 251. 



" Male. Iris brown. L. 30 cm., D. 6 cm. Bill orange-red ; cere 

 grey; naked skin round eyes, and feet black. Lokki, Ceram, 16 

 November 1881." 



In the principal points perfectly in conformity with the diagnosis 

 of Salvadori, and at the same time with six other specimens collected 

 by Dr. Platen in the isle of Amboina (c/. Blasius and Nehrkoru 



