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Show 1879.] COUNT T. SALVADORI ON THE FRUIT-PIGEONS. 61 EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. PLATE I. Fig. 1. Pleistacantha sancti-johannis (p. 24), male individual, natural size. 1 a. Inferior view of buccal, orbital, and antennal region of the same. X 3 diameters. 1 b. Lateral view of rostrum. X 3 diameters. 1 c. Outer view of hand of the same. X 3 diameters. 1 d. Postabdomen of the same. X 3 diameters. 2. Hyastenus (Chorilia) japonicus (p. 27), male individual, dorsal view, natural size. 2 a. Orbital and antennal region of the same. X 2 diameters. 2 b. Postabdomen of the same. X 2 diameters. PLATE II. Fig. 1. Doclea orientalis (p. 28), female individual, natural size. 1 a. Inferior view of orbital and antennal region of the same. X 3 diameters. 2. Heteroplax ? nitidus (p. 39), female individual. X 2 diameters. 2a. Inferior view of frontal, orbital, and antennal region of the same, further magnified. 2 b. Outer view of hand of the same. X 4 diameters. 3. Heterograpsus longitarsis (p. 37), male individual, natural size. 3 a. Outer view of hand of the same. X 3 diameters. 4. Pseudophilyra tridentata (p. 41), male individual. X 3 diameters. 4 a. Outer view of hand of the same. X 2 diameters. 5. Cryptocnemus pentagonus, Stimpson (p. 43), carapace of male individual. X 3 diameters. 6. Paratymolus pubescens (p. 45), female individual. X 3 diameters. 6 a. Inferior view of buccal, antennal, and orbital region of the same. X 8 diameters. 6 b. Lateral view of carapace of the same. X 3 diameters. PLATE III. Fig. 1. Eupagurus cavimanus (p. 48), male individual. X 1£ diameter. 2. Pomatocheles jeffreysii (p. 49), male individual, dorsal view. X 4 diameters. 2 a. Lateral view of the same. X 4 diameters. 2 b. Fourth cephalothoracic leg of the same, greatly magnified. 2 c. Fifth cephalothoracic leg, greatly magnified. 2 d. Terminal segment and uropoda, greatly magnified. 3. Heterocuma sarsi (p. 58), male individual. X 3 diameters. 3 a. Front of cephalothorax, dorsal view, further magnified. 3 b. Second maxilliped, greatly magnified. 3 c. Third maxilliped of the same, greatly magnified. 3 d. Leg of the first pair, greatly magnified. 3 e. Terminal segment and uropoda, greatly magnified. 4. A few Remarks on Mr. Elliot's paper "On the Fruit- Pigeons of the Genus Ptilopus." By T. SALVADORI, C.M.Z.S. [Received November 23, 1878.] M y friend Mr. Elliot, in his paper " O n the Fruit-Pigeons of the Genus Ptilopus" (P. Z. S. 1878, pp. 500, 525) has requested that his conclusions should not be rejected or condemned until after the examination of materials at least approximating somewhat to that which he has consulted. I hope that he will allow that as regards Moluc- |