702 DR. W. BLASIUS ON BIRDS FROM CCRAM. [Nov. 28, 



I.e. p. 416, sp. 8). The variations of colour which frequeutly 

 occur ia this species are inconspicuous here. 



7. CoRiPHiLUS PLACENs (Temra.)j Salvad, i. p. 303. 



Seven specimens (three males and four females). For all, the label 

 repeats : — " Native name, Porkietschi Klapa. Iris orange ; bill, 

 cere, feet red. Lokki, Ceram." 



1. "c?. L. 18 cm., D. 5-0 cm. 20 November 1881." 



2. "S- L. 18 cm., D. 4-5 cm. 23 November 1881." 



3. "d". L. 18 cm., D. 4-5 cm. 24 November 1881." 



4. " 5 . L. 18 cm., D. 4-5 cm. 18 November 1881." 



5. "2. L. 18 cm., D. 4-5 cm. 23 November 1881." 



6. "2- L. 18 cm., D. 45 cm. 23 November 1881." 



7. "2- L- 18 cm., D. 4-5 cm. 27 November 1881." 



The comprehensive remarks of Salvador! upon the specific cha- 

 racters and differences of sex, and the variety found in Ceram, as 

 well as about the near relation of this species to Coriphilus fringil- 

 laceus, &c. are confirmed by Dr. Platen's specimens. 



The native name given by Dr. Platen has not yet been noted by 

 Salvador!. 



Nos. 1 and 7 are in the Brunswick Museum, Nos. 3 and 5 in the 

 collection of Mr. Nehrkorn. 



8. Rhytidoceros plicatus (Penn.) \^=ruficoUis (Vieill.)], Sal- 

 vad. i. p. 392. 



Nine specimens (five males and four females). For all, the label 

 repeats: — "Skin round eyes light blue, at the throat bluish white ; feet 

 black. Lokki, Ceram." 



The species stands systematically very near to Rhytidoceros 

 undulatus (Shaw) \_=^obscurus (Gm.)], of which species Dr. Platen 

 lately sent 12 specimens from Borneo, labelled with equal care 

 (Blasius and Nehrkorn, ' Contributions to the Knowledge of the 

 Birds of Borneo,' Brunswick, 1881, sp. 27, p. 23; in the Yearly 

 Keport of the Society of Natural Science of Brunswick for the year 

 1880-81, p. 129)'. ' 



' Eectius — Blasius und Nehrkorn, ' Beitrage zm* Kenntniss der Vogelfauua 

 von Borneo,' Braunschweig, 1881, sp. 27, p. 23 ; in ' Jahresbericht des Vereins 

 fiir Naturwisseuschaft zu Braunschweig fiir das Geschafts-Jahr 1880-81,' p. 129. 



