1885.] DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE YACHT ' MARCHESA.' 601 



This species appears to vary very mucli in size. The averaoe 

 len^ih is from about 47 to 48 centiins., but a Mysol example only 

 measures 40"0 centims. Tiie Waiariou birds seem laro-est. 



C. pinon is an abundant bird in the Papuan Islands mentioned 

 above, and is often to be found in small flocks of four or five indi- 

 viduals. In several examples of the present series the web of the 

 feather is worn off in the white bar which crosses the tail, thus pro- 

 ducing a singular fenestrated appearance. 



184. Myristicivora spilourhoa, G. R. Gr. 

 Myristicivora spilorrhoa, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. Ill, 

 a. 2 ■ Dobbo, Aru. 



Iris almost black ; bill slate, yellow at apex. Feet slate-blue. 

 Length 44*0 centims., wing 24"6. 



Under tail-coverts and tibials with a subterminal black spot ; 

 external rectrices with a very narrow apical black band. It is 

 worthy of note that, whether " the assertions of Bonaparte, Cassin, 

 and Lord Walden are founded on individuals with two tail-feathers 

 accidentally wanting," or not, the present example has only 12 

 rectrices. 



185. Gymnophaps albertisi, Salvad. 

 Gymnophaps albertisii, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 118. 

 a-c. Arfak {Brnijn). 



d. Si Jobi. 



Iris in the Jobi bird blood-red ; bill and circumocular space 

 brilliant red. 



This example, d, differs in having the chin and gular region grey 

 rather than chestnut ; the latter colour being confined to the 

 auricular region. The breast is slightly spotted with grey, which 

 is not the case in the other skins. The species has not, as far as I 

 am aware, been hitherto recorded from Jobi. 



186. IIeinwardt(enas reinwardti (Temm.). 

 Reinwardtcenas reinwardtii, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 124. 

 a-c. S- Waigiou. 



d. Jr. S ■ Waigiou. 



e. Jr. 5 . Waigiou. 

 f. S • Waigiou. 



f/. 2 . Batanta. 



h. Batanta. 



Lis, iinier ring yellow, outer red ; bill red at base, apex brown or 

 slate-coloured. Feet and bare space round eye red. Length very 

 variable ; wing 23'0-24'2 centims. 



In d the head is brown, with a few scattered white feathers. There 

 are splashes of brown on the upper breast and bark, and the bill 

 and feet have not yet assumed the red colour of the adult. Example 

 e is also immature, and has ruddy feathers on the breast and neck. 



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