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Show 1878.] MR. D. G. ELLIOT ON THE GENUS PTILOPUS. 565 Pt. speciosus, it differs conspicuously from all the members particular section of the genus Ptilopus in having the band which crosses the breast all yellow-and in this respect differs from all the others, as it is the only one so marked, the others having this band white, or yellow and white. It is a very beautiful species. Male. General plumage green, with small dark blue spots on the scapulars. A broad band across the chest, which, together with the lower part of abdomen, crissum, and under tail-coverts, is light yellow. Top of head and middle of abdomen lilac. Primaries leaden grey, with the tips light grey, nearly white. Bill black, feet dark red. Total length 7\ inches, wing 4f, tail 2\. Female. Nearly uniform green ; middle of belly and crissum yellow. 57. PTILOPUS LUTEOVIRENS. Colombo jaune, Hombr. & Jacq. Voy. Pole Sud, pl. 12. f. 2. Columba luteovirens, Hombr. & Jacq. Ann. Sc. 2e ser. vol. xvi. (1841) p. 315. Colombe de Felicie, Hombr. & Jacq. Voy. Pole Sud, pl. 12. f. 1, juv. Columba felicie, Hombr. & Jacq. Ann. Sc. 2e ser. vol. xv. (1841) p. 316, juv. Columba flam, Gray, Gen. B. vol. ii. p. 470 (1844-49). Calcenas luteovirens, Hartl. Wiegm. Arch. 1852, p. 134. Ptinilopusl luteovirens, Jacq. & Puch. Voy. Pole Sud, vol. p. 112 (text) 0853). Ptinilopusl felida, Jacq. & Puch. Voy. Pole Sud, (1853), text, juv. Ptilonopus luteovirens, Gray, List B. Trop. Isl. (1859) p. 38. Chrysosnas luteovirens, juv. felicice, Reich. Taub. Suppl. p. Taf. nov. no. iii. fig. 32. Chryscenas luteovirens, Reich. Taub. p. 90, t. 245. fig* 5594, 263. figs. 1469-70. Chryscena luteovirens, Bon. Compt. Rend. (1854) torn, xxxix. 879 ; id. Consp. Av. vol.ii. p. 28 ; id. Iconogr. Pig. (1857) pl. 31 ; Finsch & Hartl. Faun. Centralpolyn. (1867) p. 134, Taf. ii. fig. 4, juv. ; Layard, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1875, p. 436 ; Finsch, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1875, p. 557 ; Finsch, Journ. Mus. Godeff. Heft xii. (1876) p. 10. Omotreron felicice, Bon. Consp. Gen. Av. vol.ii. p. 27 (1857), juv. Hab. Fiji Islands, Balaou (Hombr. fy Jacq., type); Ovajau (Layard) ; Viti Levou (Godeffroy). This species, according to Layard, dwells in the forest-covered parts of the island of Ovalau and the Rewa. It breeds in October November, and December. On account of the colour of their plumage it is difficult to see them in the trees ; but their presence is betrayed by their voice, which sounds something like a bark. It feeds on berries, and is fond of the seeds of araliaceous trees and creepers of the genus Melastoma. This species is the type of Bonaparte's genus Chryscena, the chief |