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Show 1885.] DURING THE VOYAGE OF T H E YACHT ' MARCHESA.' 573 51. ERYTHRURA TRICHROA (Kittl.). Erythrura trichroa, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 442. a, b. 8 . Ternate. Bill black ; tarsus clear brown. This species, according to Wallace, is found in Ternate at a height of 2000 feet. It does not apparently confine itself to the mountains, as the present examples were obtained at a considerably lower altitude. 52. CALORNIS METALLICA (Temm.). Calornis metallica, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 447. a. 3. Ternate. Iris red ; bill and feet black. 53. CALORNIS OBSCURA (Forsten). Calornis obscura, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 454. a-d. 3 • Batchian. e-g. 2 • Batchian. h. Batchian. Iris orange-red ; bill and tarsus black. The iris in the females and in one of the males is noted as brown. Length 23*5-24-0 centims.; wing 95-10*3. This species was found to be very numerous in Batchian. 54. CORVUS VALIDISSIMUS, Schleg. Corvus validissimus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 487. a. 8 • Batchian. Iris very dark brown ; bill and feet black. Wing 34*0 centims.; culmen 8'0. 55. LYCOCORAX OBIENSIS, Bernst. Lycocorax obiensis, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 495. a, b. 8 . Obi Major. c-e. 2 • Obi Major. Head and upper surface obscurely shining greenish black; entire under surface the same but somewhat duller, especially on the abdomen. Tail black above, brownish black beneath, with obsolete bars. Inner remiges very dark brown ; primaries huffish brown ; shafts of feathers brown above, white beneath ; inner web of some of the primaries white at the base. Iris crimson; bill, legs, and feet black. Length 44 centims., wing 19*8-21, tail 15*5-17, culmen 5*2-5*5, tarsus 4*4-4*7. Salvadori relies on the absence of white on the inner webs of the primaries as a point of diagnosis from L. morotensis, which is not borne out by the present series, in all of which, with one exception, it is present. This bird, a female, is much less bright than the others ; the wings are a lighter brown, and the primaries buff. The iris in this example was brown, not crimson. |