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yellow, except about the nostril where it is reel; under mandible red. “Iris reddish 
brown; tarsus black” (Guillem, a 18). 
Sexes. Alike in coloration. 
Young. Head above rust-red, the bases of the feathers grey. Eectrices about 40 mm longer 
than in the adult bird, proportionally narrower and not rounded off broadly, but more 
gradually pointed. Bill considerably smaller. Upper mandible olive-yellow, without 
a black space before the tip, but washed out olive-green, the tip itself blackish. 
Under mandible dirty red, along the ridge and at the tip yellowish (Briiggem. a 14). 
Measurements. 
AVing 
Tail 
Tarsus 
Culmen 
a. iC 1837) ad. Manado — Mai'ch 
181 
316 
43 
46.5 
b. (C 3575) ad. N. Celebes 
180 
321 
42 
44.5 
c. (C 3577) ad. N. Celebes 
180 
330 
42 
45 • 
d. Kj 3572) ad. N. Celebes 
174 
325 
42 
44.5 
e. (C 5176) ad. cf Manado 
185 
310 
42 
44.5 
f (C 5177) ad. $ Manado 
185 
312 
41.5 
40.5 
Nest. “Makes a nest of twigs, like a Pigeon” (M. a 17) ; further obseiwations would be welcome. 
Distribution. Celebes — Minahassa (Wallace 10, Meyer all, Platen 8, Guillem, a 18, etc.)-, 
Gorontalo (Porsten a 9, Rosenb. a 16, Meyer all)-, Togian Islands (Meyer J7); 
E. Peninsula, Tonkcan and Balante (Nat. Coll.); Ussu, S. E. Cel. (P. & F. Sarasin); 
Kandari, S. E. Celebes (Beccari 5). 
2. Phoenicophaes calorhynchus meridionalis M. & W g. 
/'. Pheenieophaus calorhynchus (1) Wall., Malay Archip. 1869, I, 340. 
g. Rhamphococcyx calorhynchus (1) W. Bias., Z. ges. Orn. 1885, 262; (2) Platen, Gefied. 
Mmlt 1887, 218; (3) Shelley, Cat. B. XIX, 1891, 396 (Macassar); (4) Buttik., 
Zook Erg. AVeber’s Reise 1893, IH, 275. 
h. Rhamphococeyx calorhynchus meridionalis (1)^1. & AVg., Abb. Mus. Dresd. 1 896, Nr. 2, p. 11 
i. Phoenicophaes calorhynchus meridionalis (1) Hartert, Nov. Zool. 1896, 160; id., ib. 
1897, 160, 164. 
“Zanissere”, Tjamba Distr., Platen g 1. 
Diagnosis. Head above as far as the nape pale mouse-grey, instead of dark mouse-grey. 
“Iris blood-red; feet and orbits black” (Platen 7). 
Observation. AVe have been able to compare over 70 examples from North Celebes and 11 
from the East with 6 from the South, and 6nd that the gi’cy of the head is always 
darker m birds from the Northeim Peninsula, but no other difference is apparent. 
Not one of tlicsc specimens is in the young pliunage described by Briiggemann. The 
sexes are not only alike, but the young bird undoubtedly assumes the adult dress at 
a very early age. 
Measurements. 
a. (C 12077) ad. c? S. Celebes, Tjamba, 4. Y. 78 . 
h. (C 12080) ad. cf S. Celebes, Tjamba, 10. IV. 78 
c. (C 12075) ad. S. Celebes, Tjamba, 15. VI. 78 . 
d. (C 12079) ad. Q S. Celebes, Tjamba, 10. TV. 78 
e. (C 12078) ad. Q S. Celebes, Tjamba, 7. IV. 78 
f. (C 12076) ad. $ S. Celebes, Tjamba, 19. IV. 78 
29 * 
Wing 
200 
202 
174 
180 
188 
193 
■rail 
345 
313 
315 
310 
327 
328 
rarsus 
41 
44 
41 
44 
42 
43 
ummen 
46 
46 
41.5 
46 
45 
45 
