384 Mr. Alfred R. Wallace on the 



pureo et aureo micantibus, remigibus rectricibusque ob- 

 scurioribus purpureis, tectricibus alarum inferioribus seneis 

 et pluinbeis, remigibus rectricibusque subtus nigrescen- 

 tibusj tectricibus caudse inferioribus castaneis. 



Pale ashy white ; head pale ashy ; forehead narrowly white, 

 rufous-tinged; back, with upper wing- and tail-coverts, rich 

 metallic green with gold and purple reflections ; quills and tail- 

 feathers dark purple ; under tail-coverts chestnut, vent ashy ; 

 belly and thighs faintly tinged with yellowish or rufescent (in 

 Aru specimens more ashy) ; quills and tail-feathers beneath 

 all blackish ; under wing-coverts brassy-green and lead-colour. 

 Bill horny black ; feet coral-red ; iris light orange-yellow ; eye- 

 lids pale, their edges white. Total length 20 in. ; wing 10| in. ; 

 tail 7 in. 



Hab. Matabello Island, Sanguir Island, Aru (one small island 

 west of) (Wall.) ; Bauda Island, Kd Island (seen, but no speci- 

 mens obtained) ; Philippine Islands ? {B. M.). 



This species has a remarkably loud, hoarse, booming note, like 

 the roar of a wild beast. It is one of the largest and hand- 

 somest of the genus. It is very closely allied to C. chalyhura, 

 Bp., but, if his description and figure are to be relied upon, is 

 quite distinct. The British Museum specimen is of this species, 

 and probably came from the island of Mindanao. 



53. Carpophaga perspicillata (Temm.), PI. Col. 246; 

 Bp. Consp. ii. p. 33. 



Hab. Ceram, Amboyna. 



Bill lead-colour, red at base above ; iris dark ; feet purple. 



54. Carpophaga temmincki, n. s. {C. perspicillata, Bp. Icon. 

 Pig. pi. 45.) 



Similis C. perspicillatce, sed dorso alisque magis cseruleis, capite 

 colloque ardesiacis, pectore ardesiaco-cinereo, remigibus vix 

 pulverulentis. 



Like C. perspicillata, Temm., but the back and wings more 

 purplish green; the head and neck dark purplish ashy, shading 

 into pure ashy on the breast, the metallic-green colouring ex- 

 tending up to the nape ; the white circle round the eye, and the 

 patch on the forehead, more distinct. 



