BY E. P. RAMSAY, F.L.S., C.M.Z.S., ETC. 465 



Lieutenant Richards, R.N., has also very kindly allowed me 

 to examine a fine collection made by him at the Solomon Islands 

 and Duke of York groups, from which I have described a few 

 species appearing to me to be new. His fine collection and the 

 careful data have afforded me much useful information in the 

 preparation of a revised list of Birds of Duke of York Group, 

 which I hope shortly to lay before the Society. 



AsTTJR BRACHYURTJS, ap. 710V. 



Head and the whole of the upper surface dark blue slaty-grey, 

 lighter on the cheeks ; a collar of rich rufous round the back of the 

 neck, throat and all the under surface ashy-grey, becoming white 

 on the abdomen and under tail coverts ; wings blackish slate-blue 

 above, freckled and barred with the same tint on the inner webs, 

 which are ashy at the base and on the under surface washed 

 with fawn color, about 1 bars on the quills ; tail dark bluish 

 slate-grey above, ashy on the under surface, the centre and outer 

 tail feathers without bars, the rest crossed with 10 to 12 blackish 

 bars ; feet and legs yellow ; bill and claws black, cere yellowish ; 

 total length 13 in., wing 8 in., tail 6 in., tarsus 2'5, mid toe, s. u. 

 1-6, first joint 7*5, second 0-5, third 0'5, hind toe, s. u. 8-5; its 

 claw above the curve, 1 in. 



The long mid. toe of this species gives it more the look of an 

 Accipiter than of an Astur. 



Hah. Thirty miles inland. 



? Astur spilothorax, Salvador!. 



The whole of the upper surface dark bluish-slate color, the 

 base of the feathers on the head and nape being white ; cheeks 

 bluish ashy-grey ; throat and all the under surface white, each 

 feather striped down the centre with blackish ashy-brown, 

 forming narrow lines on the throat, flanks and thighs, and under 

 tail-coverts, and broad lanceolate shaft lines on the chest, breast 

 and sides ; under wing-coverts white, or slightly tinged with buff, 



