264 Mr. V1cons's and Dr. HorsriezD’s Description of the 
bus pretiosissimis ditavit, hanc speciem nominavimus, meritas 
gratias solventes. 
Satin Grakle. Lath. Gen. Hist. iii. p. 171. no. 30. 
Mr. Caley says that “the male of this species is reckoned a very 
scarce bird, and is highly valued. The natives call it Cowry, 
the colonists Satin Bird. I have now and then met with a 
solitary bird of this species: but I once saw large flocks of 
them on some newly-sown wheat, from whence they fled, on 
being scared, into a neighbouring brush: when all was again 
quiet, they soon returned to the wheat. They did not leave the 
brush above a few yards. There were no black ones among 
them ; nor can I affirm that they were feeding on the wheat.” 
It is singular that this beautiful and well-known bird should 
never have as yet received a specific name. Although it has 
been made the type of a genus by M. Kuhl, and published as 
such by M. Temminck in his ** Manuel," we no where have met 
with a scientific name for the species. We are happy to have 
the opportunity of uniting with Dr. Latham in designating so 
distinguished a bird by the name of the late respected Secretary 
of this Society. | 
2. Smirnit. Lath. MSS. Ptil. vivide viridis, subtus paulo pal- 
lidior albo-strigatus; remigum internarum pteromatumque 
apicibus albo-maculatis ; rectricibus lateralibus apice albis, ex- 
timis fuscis virescenti-nitidis. 
Gutturis genarumque plume in medio albo-maculate ; nuche, 
pectoris, abdominisque in medio albo-strigatæ. Remiges 
_fuscæ, pogonio externo viridi-marginato; subtus palli- 
diores. Tectrices inferiores albidæ, fusco-fasciate. Rec- 
trices duæ mediz tote virides; cæteræ prope apicem fus- 
cescentes apice ipso nigro ; exteriores fuscæ, viridi-nitentes. 
Rostrum 
