1885.] DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE YACHT ' MARCHESA.' 5/5 



58. Ptilopus prasinorrhous, G. R. Gr. 

 Ptilopus prasinorrhous, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 41. 

 a. c? • Weeda Islands, S.E. Ilalmalieira. 



Iris orang;e ; bill chrome-yellow ; feet dull red. This is the most 

 western point from which this species has hitherto been recorded. 



59. Ptilopus monachus (Reinw.). 



Ptilopus monachus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 20. 



a, b. tS • Sidangoli, Halmaheira. 



Iris orange ; bill slate ; feet red. Length I8"5 centims., wing 10. 



60. Ptilopus ionogaster (Reinw.). 



Ptilopus ionogaster, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 54. 



a. $ . Sidangoli, Halmaheira. 



Iris yellow ; bill slate ; tarsus dull red. Length 24 centims., 

 wino- 12"4. 



61. Carpophaga myristicivora (Scop.). 

 Carpophaga myristicivora, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 74. 

 a~k. c? . Weeda Islands, S.E. Halmaheira. 



l-o. 2 ■ Weeda Islands. 



p-r. Weeda Islands. 



Iris dull crimson ; bill black ; feet coral red. Length from 45- 

 48 centims., wing 23"4-2o-5. 



These Pigeons were very numerous on the Weeda Islands, but we 

 found them so nowhere else. Shot in the middle of November, the 

 cere was in no case large, and in this, as well as in other respects, 

 there seemed to be no difference between the sexes. 



62. Carpophaga basilica, Sund. 

 Carpophaga basilica, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 96. 

 a, b. Batchian. 



Iris reddish ; billblnck; feet coral-red. Length 42 centims. 



The actual apex of the tail in these two examples is not grey, but 

 dusky shaded with green. The upper surface, when the bird is 

 held away from the light, is metallic copper-red, not "golden green 

 with bronze reflections " as in Salvadori's description. 



63. Myristicivora bicolor (Scop.). 

 Myristicivora bicolor, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 107. 



a. S . Sidangoli, Halmaheira. 



b, c. (S . Weeda Islands, S.E. Plalmaheira. 

 d-f. 2 . Weeda Islands. 



Iris very dark brown ; bill greenish horn, yellow at tip ; feet 

 bluish black. The Gilolo bird is marked with black on the tibials ; 

 it is characterized by having some of the secondaries pure white, 

 and by the wings and tail being greyish black rather than black. 

 With regard to the Weeda Islands examples, it is noticeable that the 

 amount of terminal black in the external pair of rectrices differs 



