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fine Roller, Eurystomus crassirostris (Sclater.), and two specimens 

 of small kingfishers, A leech moluccensis and the beautiful Ceyx soli- 

 tarius. Also a fine Tanysipiera, which I believe to be new ; it is 

 closely allied to T. sylvia, but has the head and neck black, the 

 back white, and the under surface of a dull rufous or buff tint. 

 Halcyon albicilla is well represented. This species seems to have 

 an extensive range. I have received it also from New Georgia and 

 St. Christoval Islands ; also Halcyon chloris, all from the Duke of 

 York Island. Three species of Campephaga and a crow, most 

 probably Corvus orru, which is said to be plentiful in New Britain. 

 Gracula Krefftii (Sclater), evidently common ; in this species the 

 upper and under tail coverts are of pure white, not tinged with 

 yellow as represented in the plate given in P. Z. S., 1869, pi. 9. 

 A very handsome lyre-tailed Dicrurus, perhaps D. lyra or D. 

 longicauda : another species answering the description of Gray's 

 D. assimilis, is probably D. carbonarius, or one of the numerous 

 varieties of D. bracteatus. 



Two species of Graucalus, G. hypoleucos, and another, G. melanops. 

 The latter differs a little from our N.S.W. individuals of that species. 



Among the Flycatchers, Arses chrysomcla is the most beautiful, 

 and evidently a rare bird, although found also on the south-east 

 part of New Guinea, Arses telescopthalmus, Rhipidura isura, of 

 which doubtless B. setosa, Jt. assimilis, are only local varieties ; 

 Monarcha loricata, and another very beautiful allied species, having 

 the head surrounded by a white line, extending round the occiput 

 from the earcoverts, but in other respects similar to M. loricata ; 

 Mhipidura (Sauloprocta) tricolor, and Przorhynchus chalybeocephalus 

 are not rare. 



Among the Robins I was much surprised to find Petrceca pusilla 

 stated to be from Duke of York Island. I can find no difference 

 between these birds and specimens from the Solomons and Fiji 

 Islands. I think there must be some mistake in the locality given 

 by Mr. Cockerell. 



Among the Honey-eaters I find a Philemon plumigenys, probably, 

 as the cheeks are clothed, it is otherwise like P. vulturinus and 

 P. inornatus. 



