726 ZOOLOGY OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 



Myiagra cervinicauda, Tristram. 

 From the series brought by Morton, I find, both among the 

 skins and those in spirits, several specimens which prove without 

 doubt, that the young males resemble the females in having the 

 same fawn coloured plumage, and dull lead-coloured head, &c. 

 The male is a very different bird, resembling Myiagra plumbca 

 of N.S.W. and may thus be described. 



Adult male. — The throat, chest, and all the upper surface 

 plumbeous, almost black on the wings, tail, head, and throat ; 

 very slightly glossed on the wings and tail, but with a conspicuous 

 metallic gloss of greenish in certain lights, on the head, throat, 

 and chest ; lores black ; inner margins of the quills, under tail- 

 and wing-coverts, lower part of breast, and the abdomen pure 

 white ; iris dark brown ; bill and legs black ; length 49; wing 

 2-6 ; tail 2-4 ; tarsus - 65 ; bill from forehead 0-65, from nostril 

 0-35, from the gape - 7, breadth at gape 0-4, at nostril 0-28. 



Bab. Ugi. f Morton. J 



Sturnoides minor, sp. nov. 



All the body plumage and the upper and under wing and tail 

 coverts black, with slight metallic greenish reflections, the 

 primaries and secondaries and the tail feathers earthy-brown, 

 the primary-coverts washed with black and a blackish shade over 

 the basal portion of the outer webs of the primaries, the inner 

 webs of the quills above and below have a faint reddish-brown 

 tinge ; the outer webs of the tail feathers and the centre two 

 feathers washed with blackish-brown, the under surface lighter, 

 bill, legs, and feet black. The feathers of the head, neck, and 

 chest, and upper part of interscapular region pointed and slightly 

 glossed with purple. 



Total length of skin about 7-4 ; wing 4-3 ; tail 3 inches ; tarsus 

 1 inch ; hind toe fs.u.J - 6; bill from forehead T05, from nostril 

 0-65, from gape 1-15, culmen 1 inch, the width of gape 0"55, at 



