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Show 1879.] MR. W. A. FORBES ON THE GENUS MYZOMELA. 261 Dr. Meyer at Menado, where it has also been obtained by Bruijn's collectors ; and from one of these specimens, kindly lent me by Count Salvadori, the figure is taken. As yet, I believe, it has only occurred near Menado ; and the young and female remain unknown, or at least undescribed. Myzomela chloroptera resembles the Australian M. sanguinolenta, but is a smaller bird, and also differs in the smaller extent of the reel on the chest, and in that colour being more intense, the abdomen yellower, and the wings and tail not so black. The black anteocular spot is less conspicuous. In his original description Lord Tweeddale remarks that this bird nearly resembles plate 54 of the 'Oiseaux Dores,' vol. ii., representing "L'Heorotaire ecarlate " from the "South Seas," taken from a drawing of a bird in the Leverian Museum. The figure certainly corresponds very fairly with this species, but, from the locality given, is probably intended for the Australian one (M. sanguinolenta). 4. MYZOMELA ADOLPHIN^E. (Plate XXIV. fig. 3.) Myzomela adolphince, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vii. p. 946 (1875). c$ pallio, dorso superiore, alis caudaque olivaceo-fuscis, tectricibus alarum, remigibus et rectricibus externe subtiliter olivaceo capite uropygioque coccineis; macula anteoculari nigra; corpore subtus flavido-albido, pectore grisescenti lavato ; subalaribus et remigum margine interna albis ; rostro nigricante, pedibus cornels. Long. tot. circa 3 5, al. 2*2, caud. 1*5, rostr. *45, tars. *5 (poll. Angl.). 5 minor, femince Myzomelse boisei similis. Hab, in montibus Arfak. This is one of the numerous discoveries of Beccari and Bruijn in the Arfak Mountains, and only a few specimens have as yet been obtained. Count Salvadori writes (I. s. c.) : - " This species resembles M. erythrocephala of Gould, but differs from it in its much smaller dimensions, by the very slight olive tint of the back, and by the lower parts being not grey-brown, but whitish, very slightly tinged with yellowish on the breast and abdomen." The female resembles that of the Banda species (M. boicei), but differs as pointed out under that species (vide infra). The figure (PI. X X I V . fig. 3) represents an adult male, one of the types of this species, most obligingly lent me by Count Salvadori. 5. MYZOMELA BO LEI. Myzomela boiei, Sal. Mull. Verh., Land-en Volkenk. p.172 (1839- 44); id. Verh., Zool. Aves, p. 66, t. 10. figs. 1, 2. cS capite, dorso uropygioque coccineis, plumis ad basin nigris; anteoculari, alis caudaque, cum torque pectorali nigris; corpore subtus gi'iseo-albo ; subalaribus et remigum margine interna albis rostro nigro; pedibus cornels, plantis flavis. Long. al. 2*2, 1*8, rostr. *5, tarsi *6 (poll. Angl.). $ minor, capite pectoreque sordide griseis olivaceo lavatis |