314 NOTES ON SOME RECENTLY DESCRIBED BIRDS, 



(Fauna centralpolyn : p. 93.) which, is quite a different bird, and 

 which is identical with Myiagra vanikorensis, Cassin, U. S. Expl. 

 Exped., p. 148. (See Sharpe's Cat. of Birds, Vol. IV., p. 376.) 



Gratjcalus solomonensis. 



Gxaucalus pusillus, Ramsay, P.L.S. of N.S.W., Vol. IV., p. 71. 



As the species name " pusillus " has already been emphyyed 

 for more than one species of the Campophagidce I propose to change 

 the specific name of this bird as above. 



It comes very near to G. lineatus, Swains, and G. maforensis, 

 Meyer ; but differs both in size and in the markings on the 

 undersurface, but chiefly in the different coloration of the sexes. 



Macropygia rufocastanea, sp. nov. 



Mderopggia, sp.; Ramsay, P. Linn. Soc. of N.S.W., Vol. IV. p, 73. 



The whole of the upper and under surface of a rich deep 

 cinnamon rufous, slightly paler on the throat. Primaries blackish, 

 the inner webs of all margined with rufous at the base, feathers 

 on the chest and sides of the neck slightly forked, their median 

 portions black, and being but partly concealed gives to these 

 parts a mottled appearance, a few feathers on the crown in some 

 specimens, also showing their blackish partly concealed portions ; 

 an oblique subterminal ashy bar on the three outer feathers on 

 either side of the tail, on the fourth feather the bar is more 

 longitudinal and confined to the inner web, the remainder of the 

 tail feathers uniform in tint with the body. Bill black, the tip 

 reddish brown ; legs and feet orange red. Total length, 11 '5 in. 

 wing, 5-6 in. ; tail, 6-2 in. ; tarsus, 0*85, middle toe, fs.u.J 0-8 

 hind toe, fs.u.J 0*4. Bill from forehead, 0'75 ; from gape, 0'73 

 from nostril, 0*3. 



Hal. Solomon Islands. 



This species comes near to M. nigrirostris of Salvadori, and M. 

 rufa, but is quite distinct from either. With respect to M. rufa, 



