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Pachyrhynchus Staxleyanus.* Tab. iv. fig. 1^ 2. 



Pachyrhynchus nigerrimus, maculis parvis squamosis plu- 

 rimis viridiscenti-albidis. 



Hab. Pariwara Islands, New Gtunea. Four specimens. 



Head between tbe eyes somewhat rugose^ some of the 

 rugose punctures with pale greenish white scales ; an abbre- 

 viated longitudinal impressed Hne down the front. Beak 

 short and thick (somewhat as in Pachyrhynchus Cumingii, 

 Waterhouse) . Thorax irregulaTly and somewhat coarsely 

 punctured, the sides somewhat wrinkled ia front, the 

 punctures scaled, a triangular depression on the posterior 

 part of thorax, the bottom is coyered with scales, at least 

 in some specimens, and there are three spots similarly 

 scaled and placed somewhat transversely: the Elytra 

 with eight to ten punctured lines, running somewhat irre- 

 gularly, especially towards the sides, each elytra with ten, 

 twelve, or more spots of scales, arranged longitudinally ia 

 spots on the sides, and largest towards the end. Under 

 sideof themesothorax and metathorax with many greenish 

 scales. Legs thick, polished, and with scattered grey hairs 

 proceeding from the punctures. 



I have named this somewhat "mourning^' Pachyrhynchus 

 after Captain Owen Stanley and his father, the late vene- 

 rable Bishop of Norwich and President of the Lumean 

 Society. Both of these gentlemen were fond of natural 

 history, especially the father, who was a good observer of the 

 habits of birds. The son. Captain Owen Stanley, was an 

 accurate, though not very practised draughtsman; and I 

 recollect with pleasure his pointing out to me, at one of 

 the soirees at Brook Street, a volume of sketches (coloured) 



* In memoriam Owen Stanley, in classe Britannica Navarchi, species hsec 

 distiacta et peculiaris nominatur. 



