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The little group to the S.E. of Biak, known as the Pade Aido, 

 or Traitors Islands, appear, as far as I could judge from a small col- 

 lection obtained by Mr. Bruijn's hunters, to belong, ornithologically 

 speaking, to the Mysory division of the Geelvink-Bay islands. 



176. Ptilopus pectoralis (Wagl.). 

 Ptilopus pectoralis, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 60. 



a. 6 . Mysol. 



b. 2 . Waigiou. 



c. $ . Locality unknown. 



Iris dark yellow ; bill yellow ; feet dark red. Length 20'5-22*5 

 centims., wing 1 10. 



The female of this species much resembles that oi P.prasinorrhous, 

 but is distinguished by its smaller size and its shining green wings ; 

 and also by the under tail-coverts being white tipped with yellow, 

 the inner web green, while in P. prasinorrhous the tail-coverts are 

 dark green edged with yellow. 



177. Megaloprepia puella (Less.). 

 Megaloprepia puella, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 66. 

 a~d. (S . Waigiou. 



e,/. 2 • Waigiou. 



ff, h. S • Batanta. 



i. $ . Batanta. 



k. 6- Mysol. 



I, m. $ . Mysol. 



n, o. $ . Salwatti. 



Iris bright red, orange, or yellow, irrespective of locality ; bill red 

 at base, tip yellow; tarsus green, or yellowish green. Length 

 variable, 31*8-36 centims., wing 15"S-17'l. Sexes alike. But 

 httle variation is apparent in the plumage of the above examples. 



178. Carpophaga myristicivora (Scop.). 

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



a. cS . Waigiou (Nov. 11th). 



b. Batanta. 



Iris Indian red, brown in a ; bill and cere black ; feet red. 

 Length 45—46 centims., wing 27'5. Cere not large. 



Salvadori doubts the accuracy of the locahty in two of Bruijn's 

 examples said to have been obtained from Halmaheira. It is, how- 

 ever, not improbably correct, as we obtained this species in numbers 

 on the Weda Islands, which lie at the S.E. extremity of Gilolo. 



179. Carpophaga zoE^ (Less.). 

 Carpophaga zoecB, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 94. 

 a. c?. Wammar, Aru. 



Iris white ; bill greenish slate ; tarsus dull pinkish red. Length 

 43'2 centims., wing 22. 



