184 



8". CACATUA TRITON. 



Cacatua triton, Temni. Consj). Gen. Intl. Arch. iii. p. 405. 

 Psittacus galeritus, Less. Voy. Coqu. Zool. i. p. 624 ? 

 Length 16"; wings 10" 3'". * 

 Hah. Am Islands. $ in Mr. Wallace's Collection. 



88. MlCROGLOSSUM ATERRIMUM. 



Psittacus aterrhnus, Gmel. S. N. i. p. 330. 

 Psittacus goliath, Kuhl, Consp. Psitt. pp. 12, 91. 

 Mieroglossum aterrimum, Wagl. Monogr. Psitt. p. 682. 

 Hab. Arn Islands. 3 $ hi British Museum. 



Cuculid.e. 



89. Centropus Menebiki. 



Centropus Menebiki, Garn. Voy. Coqu. t. 33. 

 Hab. Aru Islands. <$ in British Museum. 



90. Centropus spilopterus. 



Greenish bronzy black ; shafts of the feathers strong and deep 

 shining black ; wings with small irregular spots of brownish white. 

 Length 21"; wings 9" 3"'. 

 Hab. Ke Islands. <S in Mr. Wallace's Collection. 



91. CUCULUS ASSIMILIS. 



Allied to C.flavus. Bronzy brown, marked on some of the edges 

 with pale rufous ; side of head and chin tinged with grey ; under sur- 

 face rusty colour, with the throat, breast and abdomen banded with 

 slate-colour ; tail bronzy brown, with triangular marks along the 

 edges of each feather. 



Hab. Aru Islands. 2 hi Mr. Wallace's Collection. 



92. CUCULUS MEGARHYNCHUS. 



Top and sides of the head greyish black ; upper surface bronzy 

 brown edged with rusty ; under surface brownish white mixed with 

 rusty, and spotted with minute spots of greyish black ; tail bronzy 

 brown, tipped with rusty white, with the outer feather banded in the 

 inner web with rusty white. 



Length 7" 6"' ; wings 3" 9'". 



Hab. Aru Islands. <5 in Mr. Wallace's Collection. 



Columbid.e. 



93. Ptilonopus superbus. 



Cohimba svperba, Temm. Pig. t. 33. 



Ptilonopus superbus, Steph. Gen. Zool. xiv. 1. p. 279 ; Gould, B. 

 of Austr. v. pi. . r >7. 



Lamprotreron auperba, Bp. Consp. A v. ii. p. 18. 

 Hab. Aru Islands. J in British Museum. 



