1885.] DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE YACHT * MARCHESA.' 657 



165. Xanthomelus aureus (Linn.). 



Xanthomelus aureus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 658. 



a, b. Jr. S • Near Dorei (?). 



The above two skins, the sex of which is not indicated, were 

 obtained from a Malay in Dorei, in which locality they were supposed 

 to have been shot. The upper surface is brown, slightly olivesceut, 

 darker on the head, the nnantle streaked with yellow, owing to the 

 shaft of each feather being of that colour. Throat and sides of the 

 head pale brown ; upper breast barred with brown, producing an 

 imbricated appearance ; rest of under surface bright yellow. Under 

 wing-coverts and inner webs of primaries yellow, the former marked 

 with brown. Shafts of wing- and tail-feathers yellow beneath. Bill 

 and feet brownish black in the dried skin. The specimens are, no 

 doubt, immature males. 



We were unable ourselves to obtain examples of this species in Sal- 

 watti, but at Samatee on that island we procured three flat skins of 

 adult males from a native. Their origin was, however, uncertain, 

 and it is more than possible that they were brought from Sorong 

 on the mainland. 



The Arfak name for X. aureus is Kumeda. 



156. jEluroedus BUCcoiDES (Temm.). 

 JElurcedus buccoides, Salvad. oji. cit. vol. ii. p. 675. 



a. Dorei. 



6. c?. N. New Guinea, long. 139° E. {Bruijn). 



c. S • Ansus, Jobi. 



d. $ . Batauta. 



e. $ . Salwatti. 



Iris red-brown ; bill and feet slate-coloured. Length 25*5 centims., 

 wing 13'3-14'3 centims. Jobi is a new locality for this species, but 

 the present example differs but little from the others, except in its 

 somewhat larger size. Examples a and d have the apices of the 

 outer tail-feathers slightly tipped with white. 



167. Ptilopus superbus (Temm.). 

 PtiJopus superbus, Salvad, op. cit. vol. iii. p. 6. 

 a, b. 6 • Mysol. 



Iris yellow ; bill slate, yellow at tip ; feet red. Length 23'3-24*0 

 centims., wing 13*0. 



Both skins are characterized by the great breadth of the purple 

 pectoral band. 



168. Ptilopus pulchellus (Temm.). 



Ptilopus pulchellus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 13. 



a-d. 6 ■ Waigiou. 

 e. 2 . Waigiou. 

 /. S. Mysol. 



Iris dark yellow ; bill yellow, green in the female e, tarsus dark 

 red. Length 19'5-20"4 centims., wiug 10"1-10"8. Sexes alike. 



