406 DR. L. F. DE BEAUFORT, BIRDS FROM DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 



Eclectus pectoralis P. L. S. Miill. 

 Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. XX p. 389. 



3 cfcf> 9- Humboldt Bay, April May and June, n°. 206, 213, 264, 303. 



4 cTcf» 5 ÇÇi Near Lake Sentani, April and June, n°. 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 78, 368, 369, 371. 



5 C?C?> Tarai, n°. 309, 322, 331, 332, 339 (native coll.). 



In April we found a big tree in the woods near lake Sentani crowded with thèse birds. 

 One could hear their shrill voices from a distance. Maies and females flew in and out of holes 

 in the tree, so I suppose they were nestling. In June I visited the tree again. There were 

 still several parrots, but not so many as at our first visit. 



The Papuans at Lake Sentani know very well that the green and red Eclectus belong 

 to one kind, but they take the red ones to be maies and the green ones females. 



Geoffroyus personatus jobiensis A. B. Meyer. 



Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. XX p. 409. 



çf, Near Lake Sentani, June 1 7th, n°. 401. 



Ç, Sëkanto, June 5th, n°. 297. 



2 cf cfi Q> Tarai, n°. 311, 314, 315 (native coll.). 



Geoffroyus personatus mysoriensis A. B. Meyer. 

 Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. XX p. 409. 

 2 juv, Ç, Supiori, July i7th, n°. 631, 635, 636. 



CORACIIDAE. 



Eurystomus orientalis australis Sw. 



Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. XVII p. 37. 



cf, Lake Sentani, April 5th, n°. 91. 



Q, Q ? > C??> Serrèbé, island in Lake Sentani, April i7th, n°. 142, 143, 144 



cf , Near the mouth of Tami River, May 6th, n°. 226. 



2 ÇQ, Tami, n°. 333, 341 (native coll.). 



sex? Sageisarâ, May 2ist, n°. 269. 



Alcedinidae. 

 Alcyone lessoni Cassin. 



cf, Humboldt Bay, April 23rd, n°. 172. 



Ceyx solitarius Temm. 



Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. XVII p. 189. 

 Ç, Tami, n°. 320 (native coll.). 



Syma torotoro Less. 



Cat. Birds Brit Mus. XVII p. 196. 



Ç, Near Lake Sentani, June 26th, n°. 379. 



