424 Ant. Reichenow und Her man Schalow: 



well as sides of neck, straw-yellow, deeper on tlie bind neck, with 

 green longitudinal centres to the feathers; remainder of under surface 

 of body black witb a green gloss; comb short and rounded; sides 

 of face and eutire tbroat bare. 



Tot. length 35,5; culm 1,1; wing 9,0; tail 17,5; tars. 3,4. 



Hab.: Sooloo Islands. 



Pucrasia Biddulplii. 



G. F. L. Mars ball, Ibis 1879. p. 461. 



(Keine Diagnose, sondern dafür eine Beschreibung, die über eine 

 Seite einnimmt 1 H. S.) 



„Mautle black, edged with grey, and tinged with rufous at 

 back of neck. Lauceolate feathers at side of neck black, broadly 

 margined with pure ashy grey. Under tail coverts rieh chestnut, 

 with a broad tip of pure white, separated from the chestnut by a 

 black line. Side-feathers of the tail deep brown, conspicuously 

 tipped with pure white. $ length of wing 8,75; Light mesial 

 crest equal in length to the dark sincipital tufts. 



Hab.: Kashmir. 



COLÜMBIDAE. 



Carpopkaga (Globicera) Richardsi. 



Tristram, Ibis 1879. p. 44H. 



C. cupreo-viridis ; capite, cervice et tergo summo cauis ; jugulo 

 albo-vinaceo, mento pallidiore; pectore, abdomine, crisso, femoribus 

 et tectricibus caudae inferioribus castaneis; remigibus rectricibusque 

 atro cyaneis viridi micantibus; cervinate tumido rubro; pedibus 

 rubris. Lg. 1.5,75 ; al. 9 ; caud. 6. 



Hab.: Solomon Islands. 



Janthoenas Leo poldi. 



Canon Tristam, Ibis 1879. p. 193. 



J. capite et corpore supra fuscis tantisper metallicis ; alis caudaque 

 paene nigris; pectore fusco, metallice resplendente, pectore imo et 

 abdomine castaneis, fusco interruptis; subalaribus fuscis; rostro ad 

 basin rubro, ad apicem corneo, pedibus carneis. L^. 16; al. 8,65; 

 caud. 9,2; rostr. a riet. 1,15; tars. 1. 



Hab.: Vate Island, New Hebrides. 



Macropygia Arossi. 



Tristram', Ibis 1879. p. 443. 



M. omnino interne castanea; occipite et thorace nigro punctatis, 

 mento pallidiore; tectricibus remigum et cauda intensioribus ; rectri- 

 cibus externis macula subterminali nigra in pogonio interiore prae- 

 ditis; remigibus brunneis. Lg. 15,5; al. 5,45; caud. 5,95. 



Hab. : Solomon Islands. 



TRERONIBAR 



Ptilopus ceraseipectus. 



Tristram, Ibis 1879. p. 442. 



S P. supra totus viridis; fronte solum usque ad regionem 

 ocularem ceraseo-purpureo ; rectricibus alarum indistincte nigro 

 maculatis; rectricibus quatuor externis fascia lata viridi-nigrescente, 



