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 10. Edoliisoma salomonis Tristr. 



Edoliisoma salomniiii: Tristram, Ibis IS7;i, p. 441.) (descr. of ? —San Christoval). 

 Grmicahis monotomis Tristram, Ibix 1879, p. 441 (descr. of fJ-San Christoval). 



3 <?(? ad., 4 ? ? ad. (Nos. 4009, 4058, 4ur0, 4075, 41)80, 4092, Yannta, 413u, 

 Makira.) c? 9 : "Iris brown, bill and feet black." 



When Canon Tristram described this bird he did not recognise the fact that 

 the entirely grey birds are the males of those with rnfous underside ; bnt he 

 evidently afterwards found out his mistake, for the bird which he originally 

 described ns Graiicaliin monotonies is now labelled by him as " Eihliisoma 

 saloinonis cj," althongh in the Ibis 1879 he specially says : " but unfortunately the 

 collection does not contain a male." 



Ramsay described a bird as the male of E. salomonis which he stated had 

 rnfous under wing-coverts, though being uniformly grey above and below ; this 

 must be either an aberrant sjieciraen, or a not quite adult male. Both the type of 

 " G. monotonus " and our males have grey under wing-coverts without any sign of 

 rufous. 



"We are obliged to Dr. H. 0. Forbes of Liverpool for kindly lending us 

 the specimens collected by Lieutenant Richards, and described by Tristram in the 

 Ibis 1879. 



20. Rhipidura tenebrosa Rams. 



Rhipidura tenebrosa, Ramsay, Prnr. Liiiti. Soc. N. S. Tl". vi. p. 835 (1882 — ''Way Warre," San 

 Christoval). 



1 J, Makira, 9. v. 1908. (No. 4] 77.) "Iris dark brown ; bill black, uudei-- 

 mandible light horn-colonr ; feet Vandyke brown." 



This specimen agrees almost exactly with the description of Ramsay, considering 

 that the latter was taken from a spirit-specimen. The two principal differences are 

 the slight fulvous tinge on the whitish tips to the lateral rectrices, and the pure 

 fulvous colour of the tips to the median and greater wing-coverts. A narrow 

 superciliary and postocular line is indicated by white tijis to some of the feathers. 

 The feathers of the throat and moustachial line are tipped with white. 



Wing 85-5, tail 91 mm., culmen 10-5. 



This appears to be the second specimen of 7?/;. tenebrosa obtained. 



21. Rhipidura tricolor (Vieill). 

 Cf. Nov. Zoo!. 1905. p. 2G0. 



2 ? ? , Yanuta. (Nos. 4056, 4057.) 



22. Rhipidura russata Tristr. 



Rldjikhira russxtta Tristram, Ih'ts 1879, p. 440 (San Christoval). 



3 (?<?, 2 ? ?. (Nos. 4043, 4068, 4081, Yanuta; 4129, 4162, Makira.) "Iris 

 brown ; bill black (base of under-mandible pale) ; feet smoky brown." 



This form differs conspicuously from 7?//. rubrofronfata and allies by tlie rnfous 

 colour of the n])per surface reaching ahnost as far as the hind-neck, instead of being 

 confined to the upper fail-coverts and rump. 



