294 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on Birds 



Iris, inner ring lemon-yellow, outer ring orange ; orbital 

 skin green ; bill green ; feet maroon or magenta. 



This species nearly resembles the much smaller P. nanus 

 on the under surface, and even on the upperparts it differs 

 only in having a lilac-pink cap edged posteriorly with crim- 

 son and yellow, and in having the yellow on the scapulars 

 and inner secondaries mostly confined to the outer web. 

 The similarity of the colour and markings of the two species 

 is very striking. A similar instance of close resemblance 

 between two quite distinct species inhabiting the same area 

 is found in the case of P. gestroi and P. perlatus zonurus 

 described below. 



" This little Fruit-Pigeon was only observed near the 

 coast, where it was by no means uncommon, especially in the 

 mangrove-swamps. It was usually observed in pairs and 

 was very tame." — C.H.B. G. 



Ptilonopus humeralis. 



Ptilopus Jnimeralis Wallace ; Salvad. Cat. xxi. p. 123 

 (1893). 



Ptilinopns iozomis liumeralis Van Oort, p. G5 (1909). 



a-f. (J $ et ? imm. Parimau, Mimika Hiver, 3rd-21st 

 Dec* 1910. [Nos. 642, 643, 657, 685, 788, C.H.B. G.'] 



g-i. S ? . Canoe Camp, Setakwa River, 17th-20th Nov 

 1912. [C.P.Z.] 



Iris white or yellowish-white ; orbital skin bluish-green ; 

 bill dark green, tip yellowish-green, cere crimson ; feet 

 magenta. 



All the above specimens show traces more or less marked, 

 of a grey subterminal band across the outer tail-feathers 

 viewed from above ; it is most pronounced in two of the males 

 from Parimau. 



$ ad. Culmen from the feathers on the forehead 16 mm. ; 

 wing 122-125 ; tail 53. 



The shortness of the tail distinguishes this species from 

 all the other species oi Ptilonopus procured, except P. nanus, 

 which is a much smaller bird. 



A young female in first plumage from Parimau appears 



