568 DR. F. H. H. GOILLEMARD ON BIRDS COLLECTED [JlinC 2, 



23. Tanysiptera dea (Linn.)- 

 Tanysiptera dea, Salvad. op. cif. vol. i. p. 436. 

 a. Amboina. 



24. Halcyon diops, Temm. 



Cyanalcyon diops, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 462. 

 a-d. S • Ternate. 

 e-ff. 2 . Ternate. 

 h, i. 6 • Batcliian. 

 k,l. $ . Batcliian. 

 m. (S juv. Batcliian. 



Iris brown; bill and feet black. Length about 21 ceutims., 

 wing 8-8-9, bill from gape 4-9-5-3. 



This species was apparently very abundant in Ternate. 



25. Sauropatis saurophaga (Gould). 

 Sauropatis saurophaga, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 468. 

 a, b. 5 . "Weeda Islands, S.E. Halmaheira. 



c. Weeda Islands. 



Iris brown ; bill as in S. chloris, with the base of the lower man- 

 dible white; feet brownish black. Length 26-28-1 centims., wing 

 11-.5-13-2, bill from gape 7-1. 



The bluish or greenish shade observable in this species is 

 apparently in no way connected with the sex or locality. Salvadori 

 has shown that the title of S. aJMcilla should be confined to the 

 representative species of the Marianne and Pelew archipelagos. 



26. Sauropatis chloris (Bodd.). 

 Sauropatis chloris, Salvad. op>. cit. vol. i. p. 4/0. 

 a-c. (S . Batchian. 



d. 2 • Bisa Island, Obi group. 



Iris dark brown ; bill black, whitish at base of lower mandible ; 

 feet dirty olive-brown. 



27. Sauropatis sancta (Vig. et Horsf.). 

 Sauropatis sancta, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 476. 



a. d ' Ternate. 



b. 2 . Batchian. 



c. c? . "Weeda Islands, S.E. Halmaheira. 



Iris brown; bill as in 5. chloris ; feet dull green. Length 20-9- 

 21-1 centims. Example b is probably not fully adult, being very 

 white beneath, with the feathers of the breast finely tipped with 

 brown. 



28. EuRYSTOMUs orientalis (Linn.). 

 Eurystomus orientalis, Salvad. o/j. cit. vol. i. p. 508. 

 a, b. d" . Ternate. 



c. 2 • Batchian. 



Two of the above have the pallor of the more eastern race, which 



