12 THE PEOCEEDINGS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 



DONATIONS. 



From the Hon. W. H. Sat tor, Minister for Mines : Maps of the 

 Hartley Coal Fields, prepared by C. S. Wilkinson, Esq., 

 F.G.S. 



From the Melbourne University, Calendar for 1877-78. 



From the Societe Entomologique de Belgique, Compte Rendu, 

 Part 45 of Serie II. 



From Captain Hutton — Geology of Otago, by Hutton and Ulrich, 

 and the following by the Donor : — Nest and Eggs of some 

 New Zealand Birds ; Structure of Leaf of Phormium 

 Tenax ; New Zealand Flax and its manufacture ; 

 Mechanical Principles involved in the flight of the 

 Albatross ; Sailing Flight of the Albatross — Reply to J. S. 

 Webb ; Modifications of the Capsules of Mosses ; Moa 

 Remains from the Knobby Ranges ; Geographical Relations 

 of New Zealand Fauna ; New Zealand Sertularians ; 

 Relation between the Pareora and Ahuriri Formations ; 

 Contributions to the Ichthyology of New Zealand ; New 

 Zealand Delphinidee ; Cause of the former great extension 

 of the Glacier in New Zealand ; New Starfishes ; Birds 

 inhabiting the Southern Ocean ; Zoology ; New Genus of 

 Rallidae ; New Tertiary Shells in the Otago Museum ; 

 Geological Structure of the Thames Gold Field ; New 

 Species of New Zealand Myriopoda ; Peripatus Nov83 

 Zealandige ; Younger Formations of New Zealand ; Date of 

 the last Great Glacier Period in New Zealand. 



PAPERS READ. 



Description of a species of Myiolestes, from Fiji. 



By E. P. Ramsay, F.L.S. 



Myiolestes nigrogulaeis. * 



Adult male. Crown of the head, mantle, and chest, ashy 



greyish-brown ; back, wings, and all the upper surface of the 



* Since the above has been in type I have ascertained that this Mi/iolcstcs has been 

 previously described by Mr. E. L. Layard, under the name of Lalaije nigrogularix. I am 

 sure ornithologists will excuse me for not anticipating that Mr. Layard's " Lalayn," of 

 which 1 had not at that time seen a description, would prove to be a typical Myiolestes ! 

 I leave the description as it may be of use to ornithologists who may have been similarly 

 misled ; Mr. Layard's name of nigrogularis must, of course, stand. 



