PTILOPUS LEWISI, 
Lewis’s Fmit-Pig’eon. 
Ptilopus viridis, var., Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. iv. p, 73 (1879). — Salvad. Ibis, 1880, p. 128. — Ramsay, 
Nature, 1881, p. 239. — Tristr. Ibis, 1882, p. 144. — Ramsay, Ibis, 1882, p. 473. 
Ptilopus ffeehinkianus, Layard, Ibis, 1880, p. 307 (nec Schl.). 
Ptilopus eugenice, female, Ramsay, Journ. Linn. Soc., Zool. xvi. p. 131 (1881). 
Ptilopus lewisii, Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. vi. p. 724 (1881).— Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov, 
xviii. p. 427 (1882). — Id. Orn. Papuasia, etc. iii. App. p. 556 (1882). 
Although closely allied to P. viridis of Ceram, the present species is easily distinguished by the purplish 
shade which surrounds the red shield-patch on the tliroat and chest ; it is further to he recognized by the 
verditer-green shade on the grey forehead and throat, these parts being pure grey in P. viridis. 
The home of this beautiful Fruit-Pigeon is in the Solomon Archipelago, where it has been found in the 
islands of Lango and Guadalcanar by Mr. Cockerell, and in Florida and Malayta by Mr. Morton. Nothing 
has as yet been recorded concerning its habits. 
For the opportunity of figuring the species we are indebted to Mr. E. P. Ramsay, who lent us the 
typical example of P. lewisi during his visit to England. 
The following is a description of the type specimen : — 
Adult. General colour above dark golden green, the nape and hind neck deep grass-green, contrasting with 
the fore part of the crown, which is verditer-grey on the forehead, verging into greyish green on the sinciput ; 
wing-coverts like the back, the lesser series pearly grey, forming a conspicuous shoulder-patch ; bastard vying, 
primary-coverts, and quills blackish, externally deep emerald-green, the outer secondaries narrowly fringed 
with yellow towards the ends, the inner secondaries like the back, with a conspicuous subterminal spot of 
pearly grey ; tail-feathers golden green, dusky on the inner webs, with a subterminal band of grey near the end 
of the inner web, forming a distinct bar on the under surface of the tail ; lores, feathers round the eye, ear- 
coverts, cheeks, sides of face, and upper throat verditer-grey, greener and resembling tbe sides of the neck on 
the hinder part of the ear-coverts ; centre of the throat, fore neck, and chest deep crimson or blood-colour, 
separated from the surrounding green parts by a narrow line of dull purple ; remainder of underparts grass- 
green, the feathers of the lower abdomen and lateral tail-coverts tipped with yellow ; vent-feathers white, 
tipped with yellow ; thighs green, edged with yellow ; under tail-coverts white, longitudinally green along the 
inner web, and tipped with yellow ; under wing-coverts and axillaries dark grey washed with green ; quills 
ashy grey below. Total length 7'8 inches, cnlmen 0‘65, wing 4*6, tail 2*3, tarsus 0‘65. 
The Plate represents an adult bird in two positions, of about the natural size; the figures are drawn from 
the type specimen lent to us by Mr. Ramsay. 
[R. B. S.] 
