Astur brachyurtts, sp. nov., page 465 — The Habitat is New Britain, where 



it was collected by Lieut. Richards, R.N., August 15th 1879. 

 In the measurements, page 465, line 20 for " first-joint 7'5," read first-joint 



0'75 ; ''hind-toe s.u. 8*5" read hind-toe (s.u.) - 85 ; line 21, for "above 



the curve," read along the curve. 

 Add. " Sex 9 » Iris scarlet, legs and feet, yellow ; bill, black ; New Britain, 



August 15th, 1879." (Richards.) 

 Otidiphaps uervicalis, sp. nov , page 470, line 10 from the bottom, for Dr. 



G-rey's description of £ nobilis, read Mr. Gould's description of O. nobilis 



(Gould, Ann. and Mag., Nat. Hist., 4 Ser., vol. v., pp. 62, 63, 1870. 

 Page 468, for " Sericornis fulvipectoris, sp. nov.," read ? Sericornis, fulvo- 



pectoralis, sp, nov. 



