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surface yellow, brightest od the throat ; abdomen and under tail- 

 coverts slightly tinged with greenish yellow on the sides and 

 flanks ; lores yellow, narrow ring round the eye white, bill yellow, 

 tinged with brownish at the tip ; feet olive grey. 



Total length, 4 in. ; wing, 2*5 ; tail, 1*45; tarsus, 07 in. ; bill 

 from forehead, Q'7 in., from gape, 0*75 ; from nasal groove to 

 tip, 0-4. 



Loc. Heath Island — (Broadhent). 



PLOCEID^. 

 135. — MuNiA CANiCEPS, Solvad. 

 Donacola nigriceps (juv.), Ramsay. P.L.S., N.S.W., vol I., p 393. 

 In the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of N.S.W., above 

 quoted, I described this species as the young of the following — 

 M. nigriceps. Both are found in the Port Moresby district, 

 frequenting the grassy slopes and ravines; but M. caniceps is less 

 plentiful and was obtained further inland. 



136. — Donacola nigriceps, Bamsay. P.Z.S. of N.S.W. I. 392; 

 Sharpe op. cit. XIII. ^ p. 501. 



This species is allied to Donacola castaneotJwrax, of Gould, from 

 N.S.W., but it is easily distinguished by the much darker head, 

 and the upper tail-coverts. They were found plentiful all over 

 the district ; but appearing only at times in large flocks, and like 

 many of the Australian species, frequenting the undulating grass 

 lands and borders of the scrubs. 



Order COLUMBiE. 



TRERONIlSr^. 



137. — Ptilopus q^stroi, Salvad. and D^Alh.; Ann. Mus. Civ, 

 Genov. VIL p. 834 (1875). 



One specimen only from Mr. Broadbent's collection. 

 Loc. Goldie River. 



138.— Ptilopus iozonus, G. B. Gr., P.Z.S., 1858, p. 185. 



This species was not found plentiful near Port Moresby^ " Iris 

 white, bill red at base, yellow at tip, legs red." 



