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Show 1885.] DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE YACHT 'MARCHESA.' 657 165. XANTHOMELUS AUREUS (Linn.). Xanthomelus aureus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 658. a, b. Jr. 8 . Near Dorei (?). The above two skins, the sex of which is not indicated, were obtained from a Malay in Dorei, in which locality they were supposed to have been shot. The upper surface is brown, slightly olivescent, darker on the head, the mantle streaked with yellow, owing to the shaft of each feather being of that colour. Throat and sides of the head pale brown ; upper breast barred with brown, producing an imbricated appearance ; rest of under surface bright yellow. Under wing-coverts and inner webs of primaries yellow, the former marked with brown. Shafts of wing- and tail-feathers yellow beneath. Bill and feet brownish black in the dried skin. The specimens are, no doubt, immature males. W e were unable ourselves to obtain examples of this species in Salwatti, but at Samatee on that island we procured three flat skins of adult males from a native. Their origin was, however, uncertain, and it is more than possible that they were brought from Sorong on the mainland. The Arfak name for X. aureus is Kumeda. 166. iELURreDUs BUCCOIDES (Temm.). Mluroedus buccoides, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 675. a. Dorei. b. 3. N. New Guinea, long. 139° E. (Bruijn). c. 8. Ansus, Jobi. d. 2 • Batanta. e. 2 • Salwatti. Iris red-brown ; bill and feet slate-coloured. Length 25*5 centims., wing 13*3-14-3 centims. Jobi is a new locality for this species, but the present example differs but little from the others, except in its somewhat larger size. Examples a and d have the apices of the outer tail-feathers slightly tipped with white. 167. PTILOPUS SUPERBUS (Temm.). Ptilopus superbus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 6. a, b. 3 • Mysol. Iris yellow ; bill slate, yellow at tip ; feet red. Length 23*3-24*0 centims., wing 13*0. Both skins are characterized by the great breadth of the purple pectoral band. 168. PTILOPUS PULCHELLUS (Temm.). Ptilopus pulchellus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 13. a-d. 8- Waigiou. e. 2 • Waigiou. /. 3. Mysol. Iris dark yellow; bill yellow, green in the female e, tarsus dark red. Length 19*5-20*4 centims., wing 10*1-10*8. Sexes alike. |