

LIMONOPHALUS MONTANI 



S00L00 HOENBILL, 



Buceros montani, Oust. Bull. Hebd. Assoc. Scien. France, p. 193 (1880). 

 Hab. Sooloo Island, Sooloo archipelago. 



This interesting species, described by my friend M. Oustalet, Aide-Naturalist e to the Museum 

 of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, was procured by MM. Montano and Rey, who were sent by the 

 French Government on a scientific mission to the Philippine archipelago. M. Oustalet, in his 

 short article on the species, compares it to Sjphagolobus atratus from Africa. I have not seen 

 this Sooloo specimen, which I believe is unique ; but, judging from Mr. Keuleman's drawing of 

 the type, I am led to think it represents a different genus from that containing the African species 

 above mentioned, and, indeed, cannot be placed in any of those in this monograph. I have 

 therefore proposed for it the term Limonophalus * , Nothing is recorded of its habits. 

 M. Oustalet's description, which is very short, states the total length to be about 80 centim. 

 (32 inches), the bill black, aud surmounted by a casque of 3 centim. (1J inch) height, also 

 black. Head and body black, with green reflections, tail white. The Plate will give a good 

 idea of the appearance of this new species. A description of the generic characters is given in 

 the text accompanying the Plates which illustrate the various genera. 



* XeijAcbv, smooth surface ; (pdXos, helmet. 





