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feathers, with a rich opaline rosy tint, greenish in reflected lights. 

 The basal portion of the bill, bare space round the eye, and the 

 cere red ; tip of the bill horn yellow ; legs and feet red ; claws 

 yellow at the base, brownish at the tip. 



Total length 16 inches ; wing 9 inches, tail 5 inches, tarsus 1*1 

 inches, mid-toe 1*6 inches, its claw 0*5 inch, hind-toe 075 inch, 

 its claw 0*4 inch, bill from forehead 1 4 inches, from gape 1*5 

 inches, from cere 075 inch. 



This beautiful species, previously referred to in my remarks on 

 the Rev. Mr. G. Brown's collection of Birds from New Ireland, 

 &c. ; comes close to Ianthcenas metalica of Temmink. The speci- 

 men is not in quite full plumage, having a few of the old 

 feathers on the head and throat and nape, showing that the 

 feathers on these parts were previously dark brown with white 

 tips ; the new feathers are altogether white (except at the 

 extreme base) aud have a delicate opaline rosy tint, in certain 

 lights. 



This specimen was the only one obtained and comes from the 

 Duke of York Islands. 



MONDAY, October 29, 1877. 



W. J. Stephens, Esq., M.A., President, in the Chair. 



VISITOR PRESENT. 



Dr. Hector, F.R.S., &c, Wellington, New Zealand. 



MEMBER ELECTED. 



Dr. Clive Belisario. 



DONATIONS. 



On some New Tasmanian Shells, and on a New Reversed Tas- 

 manian Helix, by the Rev. J. E. Tenison- Woods, F.G.S. 



Report of the South Australian Institute, by the Institute. 



Geological Survey of New Zealand, 73-74, 74-76, 76-77. 



And Chromolithograph of Colorado Beetle, by Dr. Hector, of 

 the Colonial Museum, Wellington, N.Z. 



