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4. Artamus melaleucus, Forst. 



Loxia Melaleuca, Forst., Licht. Doscr. Aniin., 1844, p. 272. 

 Artamus melaleucus, Finsch, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, p. 739. 



[No. 119. Api. Male. Bill light blue, the tip black ; eyes hazel; legs black; the 

 stomach contained insects, chiefly beetles.] 



Exactly like specimens from New Caledonia ; the wing a trifle shorter. 



The New Hebrides seems to be a new locality for this species. On its differences 

 from the nearly allied Artamus pelewensis, Finsch, cf. Journ. Mus. Godeffr., Heft xii. 

 p. 41, 1876. 



5. Carpophaga pacifica, Gm. 



Garpophaga pacifica, Gin. : Finsch, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, p. 740. 



[No. 118. Api. Male, young. This bird was in poor condition, and had nothing in 

 the stomach. Bill blackish-blue ; legs dull red ; eyes brown.] 



This is a young bird, with not full-grown wings and tail-feathers (wings only 

 6 inches 11 lines, tail 4 inches), but in coloration exactly like older ones from the Tongas. 

 Some of the tail-feathers and secondaries show the singular hairy filaments which denote 

 a young bird still unable to fly. 



D. BIRDS OF TAHITI, SOCIETY GROUP. 



The Challenger remained at Tahiti from the 18th of September till the 2d of October 

 1875. Sixteen specimens of birds were collected, which I refer to four species. 



1. Collocalia faciphaga (Thunb.). 



OollocaUa einerea, Finsch, Journ. Mus. Godeffr., Heft xii. p. 25, 1876. 



Collocalia fuciphaga, Wall, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1863, p. 384; Scl., Proc. Zool. Soc, 1865, 

 p. 616 ; Finsch, Proc ZooL Soc, 1877, p. 740. 



[No. 559. Tahiti. Male. 

 No. 560. 



