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Show 1878.] MR. D. G. ELLIOT ON THE GENUS PTILOPUS. 559 lotreron hyogaster, Bon. Consp. Gen. Av. vol. ii. p. 25. sp. (1857). Ionotreron ionogaster, Reich. Taub. p. 100, pl. 239. figs. 1332-33. Ptilonopus (lotreron) iogaster, Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1860, p. 359. Ptilopus iogaster, Schleg. Mus. Pays-B. 1873, p. 20, Columbce. Ptilopus ionogaster, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. (1876) vol. ix. p. 196. Hab. Tidore (Bruijn); Batchian, Gilolo (Wallace); Weda, Dodingo, Ternate, Morotai (Bernstein). This is a well-marked species, its grey head and purple abdomen making it very conspicuous among the other species of the genus. Adult. Head, except occiput, clear grey. General plumage of body, neck, and occiput bronzy green. Abdomen almost entirely covered by a spot of deep reddish purple. Crissum and under tail-coverts rich lemon-yellow. Wings green. Some of the scapulars and greater wing-coverts violet-grey, margined with green. Primaries emerald-green,first narrowing gradually. Secondaries yellowish green, edged with lemon-yellow. Tail bronzy green, with an interrupted subterminal grey bar, this not reaching the edge of the outer web of the rectrices. Beneath smoke-grey, apical band white. Bill bluish white, tip yellow ; feet lilac-purple. Total length 9 inches, wing 5^, tail 3, culmen |-. 47. PTILOPUS PECTORALIS. Columba pectoralis, Wagl. Isis, 1829, p. 759. Columba virens, Less. Voy. Coq., descr. § ; id. Trait. Ornith. (1831) p. 471. Columba cyanovirens, Less. Voy. Coq. pl. 42. fig. 2, $ . Omeotreron pectoralis, Bon. Consp. Gen. Av. vol. ii. p. 27. Ptilonopus roseipectus, Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1861, p. 432 ; Reich. Tauben, p. 191 ; Wall. Ibis, 1865, p. 381. Ptilonopus virens, Wall. Ibis, 1865, p. 382. Ptilopus pectoralis, Schleg. Mus. Pays-B. 1873, p. 23, Columbce; Meyer, Rowl. Ornith. Misc. pt. xiii. p. 114 (1878). Ptilonopus pectoralis, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. (1875) vol. vii. p. 785. Hab. Rubi, Passim, Andai, New Guinea (Meyer); Mysol (Hoedt); Gagie, Guebeh, Waigiou (Bernstein); Mafoor, Sook (Von Bosenberg) ; Batanta (Laglaize) ; Amberbaki (Raffray). Examples from Batanta are of larger size, but otherwise do not seem to differ from those procured in New Guinea and other localities. The species has a rather wide distribution among the Papuan Islands. Male. Forehead and chin greenish grey. A small reddish-purple spot upon the breast. Middle of abdomen and under tail-coverts light yellow ; the latter striped with dark green. Rest of plumage of body yellowish green. A few of the scapulars with grey tips Primaries dark green on outer webs, and bronzy green at tips; first |