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Show 1888.] BIRDS O F T H E S O L O M O N ARCHIPELAGO. 201 57. PHLOGOJ.NAS, sp. inc. «. 8 juv. Aola, Guadalcanar; 30. 5. 87. Bill brown; legs brown; iris brown. b. 8 juv. Aola, Guadalcanar; 30. 5. 87. Bill brown; legs brown; iris dark brown. c. 8 juv. Aola, Guadalcanar; 26.6.87. Bill dark brown; legs brown ; iris light brown. These young birds probably represent an unknown species nearly allied to the P. jobiensis, from the young of which they differ in lacking the white superciliary streak. They are evidently of the species referred with doubt by Mr. Ramsay (P. L. S. N . S. Wales, i. p. 374) to Chalcophaps margarithce, D'Alb., Salvad. 58. CHALCOPHAPS STEPHANI. Chalcophaps stephani (Pucher. et Jacq.); Salvad. t. c. iii. p. 178. a. 2 ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 6.5.87- Bill yellow; legs red ; iris brown. b. 8 ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 31.5.87. Bill yellow; legs red ; iris brownish red. c. 8 ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 27.6.87- Bill yellow; legs red; iris brown. The female differs from the male only in having the frontal half of tbe head dark ash-grey instead of white. 59. MEGAPODIUS BRENCHLEYI. Megapodius brenchleyi, G. R. Gr.; Salvad. t. c. iii. p. 240. A. 2 ad- Aola, Guadalcanar; 9. 4. 87- Bill yellow ; legs black; iris brown. b, c. 2 8 ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 19.4.87. Bill yellow; legs black ; iris reddish brown. d. Pull. Rovatu, Guadalcanar; 24. 5. 87- Bill brown ; legs brown; iris brown. e. Ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 27. 5. 87- Bill gamboge; legs olive-brown ; iris reddish brown. /. o* ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 7. 7. 87. Bill yellowish brown ; legs olive ; iris reddish brown. 60. ESACUS MAGNIROSTRIS. Orthorhamphus magnirostris (Geoffr.) ; Salvad. t. c. iii. p. 290. A. 2 ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 9. 6. 87. Bill black; legs yellow; iris yellow. 61. NUMENIUS VARIEGATUS. Numenius variegatus (Scop.), Salvad. t. c. iii. p. 332. a. 8 ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 26. 4. 87- Bill black ; legs grey ; iris dark brown. b. 8 ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 14. 5. 87. Bill black; legs olive ; iris black. c. 2 ad. Aola, Guadalcanar; 13.7-87. Bill black; legs pearl-grey ; iris dark brown. |