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different from the New Caledonian form. Until we know that differences exist, 

 we cannot accept another name for the Anstralian bird than " caledonicus." 



We, apparently, do not know whether the rnfons Night-Heron is resident and 

 breeding in New Caledonia, or whether it is only an accidental visitor. Dr. Sarasin 

 seems to have seen it only once, though he says that there is a series in the Museum 

 at Noumea. 



11. Dupetor flavicollis nesophilus (Sliarpe). 



Anh'mdlus iie.ioj/li Uus Sharpo, Bull. B. 0. Club iii. no. xvi. p. .\x.\ii (I8'J4— Dukeof York Island). 



6 ad. Manns, 11. x. 1913. (No. 624'!). 



" Iris bright yellow ; bill black, lower mandible beluw liglit horn-colnur ; 

 feet black." 



12. Megapodius duperreyii eremita Hartl. 



Mrt/ajwdius eremila Hartlaub, Pi-oc. Zuol. Soc. London, 18ii7. p. 830 (Ecbiquier Islands, north 

 of New Guinea). 



We have little doubt that the Megapodes from the Admiralty Islands are 

 the same as those found on the Echiqnier group, but we can hardly say so with 

 absolute certainty before we have compared a series from the original locality. 

 As it is, we find the birds from Manus very dark, and generally rather small. 

 Tiie wings are from 205 to 217, but iu one case 225 mm. Specimens from New 

 Britain appear to be perfectly similar, but we have only a few. and somewhat 

 ancient specimens ! On the other hand, the majority of our skins from the 

 Solomon Islands are larger, with longer tarsi and wings of 220 to 230 mm., 

 and often paler. The Solomon Islands birds would therefore probably be separable 

 a-i M. (/ujiern'i/i hrenchlei/i Gray. 



We received from Manus : 



9 cJ? ad., 5 ix.— 10.x. 1913 (Nos. 5966, 6092, 61ul, 6130, 0184, 6197, 6203, 

 6204, 6213). 



" Iris dark brown ; bill yellow, base greenish black ; feet black fwith a 

 greenish tinge)." The forehead is rather bright red in all the skins. 



13. Caloenas nicobarica (L.). 



Columha nh-olarkii Linnaeus, .%.< Nal. ed. x. 1. p. IM (1758— " insula Nicombar"). 



3 <?c? ad., 1 ? fere ad., Manus, September, October 1913 (Nos 5986, 6064, 

 6153, 6227). 



The ¥ is in moult, the tail is white with two blai-k feathers of the juvenile 

 plnmage remaining. 



14. Chalcophaps stephani Hchb. 



Chalrophajis Slejiham Reiohenbach, VolU. Nuhir,,.. Cuhwiharla,; p. 47. Nov. pi. 2.09. fig. 2.59.') 

 (1851— "Celebes, westliohes, Neu-Guinea, Triton-Bay und Salomonis-Inseln, besonders die 

 Insel Saint .Jeorge "). 



c? ad., Manus, 28. i.x. 1913, ? ad. 27. ix. 1913, ? juv. 29. i.x. 1913 (Nos. 6177, 

 6171, 6182). 



c? ad. : " Iris dark brown ; bill Chinese red ; feet cherry red." 



