BY E. P. RAMSAY, F.L.S. 19 



be good and distinct species, notwithstanding much valuable 

 information may be gained by the perusal of the Count's 

 criticisms; this brings the number of authentic species up to 5S. 



The next paper, one of my own, appeared in the P. L. S., of 

 N.S.W., 1881— ''Contributions to the Zoology of the Solomon 

 Islands, pt. II." — where I described six new species from 

 collections made by Lieutenant Richards, this was followed by 

 another paper which I sent to the Linnean Society of London, '* 

 on new Birds from the Solomon Islands and the Duke of York 

 Group, &c., in which I described from the Solomon Islands, 

 Fomarea ugiensis, Baza fiiirneyi, Astur indchcUaSy the two last I 

 had previous mentioned in my first paper, (1879) under the 

 nanies Baza rcimvardtii, and Astur soloensis. The next contribu- 

 tion to the Zoology of these Islands appeared in the P. L. S. of 

 N.S.W., 1881, (Aug. 31st) Vol YL, p. 718; in this paper are 

 described six new species, and recently in the same publication 

 Vol. YL, pp. 833 and 843, I have added three more — 



Salci/on salamonisy Rlilpiclura tenehrosa, Eurostopodas nigripenni.s. 



In the present paper I have endeavoured to give a complete 

 list of all the authentic species known to inhabit the Islands of 

 the Group which brings the number up to 99, and with a few 

 exceptions the whole of these are represented in the Australian 

 Museum. I may also add that I have discarded such as I have 

 reason to believe have been wrongl}? recorded. 



PICARL.E. 



1 . EuRosToroDUS NiGRiPEXXis, Ramsaif. 



F.L.S. ofJSr.S.W., 1881, Yol. YL, p. 843. 



The type of this species, the only specimen I have seen, was 

 obtained by Lieutenant Farie, R.N., of H.M.S. '' Miranda." 



Hah. Hawthorn Sound, Pubiana f Farie. J 



* Jour. Linn. Soe. Loud., ZooL, Dec. 1881. 



