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Show 190 MR. W. R. OGILVIE-GRANT ON THE [Mar. 6, b. 2 ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 14. 4. 87. Bill black; legs black ; iris red. Food, fruit. c. S ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 30. 5.87. Bill yellow above, black below ; legs black ; iris yellow. d. o* ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 1.6.87. Bill yellow above, black below ; legs black ; iris red. e. 2 ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 1.6.87. Bill black ; legs black ; iris yellow. 13. LORIUS CHLOROCERCUS. Lorius chlorocercus, Gould, Salvad. t. c. i. p. 239. «. 2 ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 1. 6. 87. Bill orange; legs black ; iris red. b. 2 ad. Aola, Guadalcanar ; 9. 6. 87. Bill orange ; legs black ; iris red. c. d1 ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 10. 7. 87. Bill orange; legs black ; iris orange. a7. 2 ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 10. 7. 87. Bill orange; legs black ; iris red. e-h. 4 S ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 14. 7. 87. Bill orange; legs black ; iris orange. i-m. 3 2 ad., 1 $ imm. Aola, Guadalcanar ; 14. 7. 87. Bill orange ; legs black ; iris orange. n. o* ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 17.7.87. Bill orange; legs black ; iris orange. o. S ad. Aola, Guadalcanar ; 25. 7. 87. Bill orange ; legs black; iris orange. The young female has not got the black patch of feathers which lie on either side and in front of the yellow crescent on the breast. The red on the throat, cheeks, back of the ueck, belly, &c. is mixed with yellow, and the yellow zone on the breast is not clearly defined, many of the feathers being tipped or broadly edged with red. The red on the inner webs of the primaries is suffused with yellow towards the extremities. The black on the head is mixed with green similar to that on the wing. 14. EOS CARDINALIS. Eos cardinalis (Gray), Salvad. t. c. i. p. 249. «. 2 ad. Rubiana ; 7. 3. 87. Bill yellow ; legs black ; iris red. Food, flower of cocoa. b. o* ad. Aola, Guadalcanar ; 15.5.87. Bill red-orange, black on top ; skin black, with a yellow band at lower mandible; legs black ; iris red. c, d. <5 2 ad. Aola, Guadalcanar ; 10. 7. 87. Bill orange ; legs black ; iris red. e-g. 2 rj,l 2 ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 11.7.87. Bill orange; legs black ; iris red. h. § ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 12.7.87. Bill orange; legs black ; iris red. |
