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Show 1885.] DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE YACHT ' MARCHESA.' 623 28. TRICHOGLOSSUS NIGRIGULARIS, G. R. Gr. Trichoglossus nigrigularis, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 292. a-g. 8 . Dobbo, A m. h. 2- Dobbo.. Iris orange ; bill bright orange-red ; feet greyish black. Length 27 0-31*7 centims. ; wing 14*8-15*5 centims. The last of the series has the breast yellowish orange, and the feathers tipped with green, not dark blue. There is a large amount of variation among the individuals, the abdomen being green in some, in others bluish black. In one, the nuchal collar is yellow-orange, much marked with red, instead of greenish yellow, as it is usually. T, nigrigularis, a common bird at Dobbo especially, differs from T. cyanogrammus in the greater length of tail and wing. 29. TRICHOGLOSSUS ROSENBERGI, Schleg. Trichoglossus rosenbergi, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 298. a. 3. Iris yellow ; bill scarlet; tarsus dull olive-green. Length 23*5 centims., wing 12*4, tail 7*5, tarsus 1*6. This bird was obtained from a native of Dorei Bay, and was kept in captivity for some time. It agrees in almost every particular with Salvadori's description, but is smaller. It is also much smaller than the example of T. rosenbergi in the British Museum. The only noticeable difference in the plumage is that the inner web of the first primary is yellow washed with red, the next is more red, and so on till the fourth, which is entirely red. The entirely blue head, the broad yellow nuchal collar, the narrow brownish-red collar above it, and, lastly, the red inner webs of the primaries, serve at once to distinguish this species from T. cyanogrammus. 30. NEOPSITTACUS MUSCHENBROEKI (Rosenb.). Neopsittacus muschenbroekii, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 300. a, b. Arfak. c, d. Vix ad. Arfak. e, f. Jr. Arfak. g. Jr. Arfak (Bruijn). h. Arfak (Bruijn). Examples c and d are nearly adult, but the tips of the greater series of under wing-coverts are dull greenish brown. Examples e and / have but a slight amount of red on the breast, but in h this colour commences at the chin. 31. CORIPHILUS WILHELMIN^ (Meyer). Coriphilus wilhelmina, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 302. a. 2 • Arfak (Bruijn). 32. CORIPHILUS PLACENS (Temm.). Coriphilus placens, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 303. a. 3. Chabrol Bay, Waigiou. |