180 ZOOLOGY OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 



Tephras olivaceus, sp. nov. 



Adult male. — General colour above uniform dull brown, -washed 

 with olive, the forehead and sides of the face of a smoky-brown 

 tint ; the wings and tail blackish-brown, washed with olive on 

 the outer webs of the feathers, the inner webs of the quills and 

 axillaries below margined with white, or ashy- white ; the throat, 

 chest, sides, and flanks washed with light ashy-brown, becoming 

 almost white on the abdomen, and under tail-coverts ; bill and 

 legs black. 



There is no trace of white round the eye, the bill is long and 

 pointed ; the tail not rounded ; the first and sixth primary quills 

 are equal, and the third is equal in length to the fourth. Total 

 length (skin) 4-6 inches ; wing 2-7 ; tail 1*93 ; tarsus 0-77. Bill 

 from forehead - 6. 



Sal. Solomon Islands. 



This is the second species of this interesting genus Tephras,* 

 now known, and closely allied to the genus Zosterops. 



Nasiterna Finschii, sp. nov. 



The whole of the plumage of a rich grass-green, paler on the 

 abdomen ; on the lower parts of the cheeks round the base of the 

 lower mandibles the feathers are tinged with light greenish-blue ; 

 under tail-coverts light rich yellow ; tail feathers blackish, outer 

 webs green, the inner webs with a spot of bright yellow at the 

 tip, decreasing in size to the fourth quill on either side ; the centre 

 two feathers bluish-green, shafts black. Length 3 8 inhces ; 

 wing 2*4 ; tail 1*25 ; tarsus 0-35 ; first toe (s.u.) 0*6 ; short hind 

 toe (s.u.) 0-3. 



Sal. St. Christoval. Sex ? ?. 



This species comes near to the female N". heiensis, but has no 

 trace of the yellow on the forehead which is green, uniform with 

 the rest of the body, there is no black spot on the outer tail feathers. 



*Hartlaub and Finsch, P.Z.S., 1SG8, p. 6, pi. 3. 



