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Show 1882.] DR. W. BLASIUS ON BIRDS FROM CERAM. 701 That the female is not much younger than the male, but rather of about the same age, I believe I am justified in concluding from the wear of the feathers &c. Very striking in both specimens, as well as in the closely related species N. hantu, Wall., combined with the other by Schlegel, is the characteristic bristle-like covering of the legs and toes. Both specimens are in the Brunswick Museum. 4. CACATUA MOLUCCENSIS (Gm.), Salvad. i. p. 101. Four specimens (two males and two females). For all the label repeats : - " Iris dark brown ; bill and feet grey-black ; skin round eyes milk-white. Lokki, Ceram." 1. " d . L. 46 cm., D. 7*5 cm. 29 November 1881." 2. " 6* • L. 48 cm., D. 8 cm. 13 December 1881." 3. " ? . L. 48 cm., D. 8 cm. 21 November 1881." 4. " $ . L. 46 cm., D. 8 cm. 1 December 1881." Both the males have the red of the crest-feathers of a more vivid colour, and the white of the feathers of belly and back a little more tinged with rose-colour than in the females ; besides this there is no difference of sex to be remarked. No. 2 is in the Brunswick Museum ; No. 3 in the collection of Mr. Nehrkorn. 5. ECLECTUS CARDINALIS (Bodd.), Salvad. i. p. 210. Two specimens (male and female). For both, the label reports :- " Iris golden yellow. L. 34 cm., D. 4 cm. Cere and feet grey-black. Lokki, Ceram." 1. "6*. 17 November 1881." Upper mandible red, under mandible black. Ground-colour of feathers green. 2. " $ . 19 November 1881; bill black." Ground-colour of feathers red. The marking of the sexes is consequently absolutely in conformity with the at present generally accepted opinion that the red individuals of this group of Parrots are the females, and the green ones (Eclectus intermedius, Bp.) the males of the same species. The two specimens from Ceram are absolutely identical with numerous other individuals from Amboina collected by Dr. Platen, and just now before me (cf. Blasius and Nehrkorn, " Dr. Platen's ornithologische Sammlungen aus Amboina," Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, xxxii. 1882, p. 415, sp. 6). Both specimens are in the Brunswick Museum. 6. Eos RUBRA (Gm.), Salvad. i. p. 251. " Male. Iris brown. L. 30 cm., D. 6 cm. Bill orange-red ; cere grey ; naked skin round eyes, and feet black. Lokki, Ceram, 16 November 1881." In the principal points perfectly in conformity with the diagnosis of Salvadori, and at the same time with six other specimens collected by Dr. Platen in the isle of Amboina (cf. Blasius and Nehrkorn |
