BY E. P. RAMSAY, F.L.S. 17 



The next notice, I believe, is that of Dr. Sclater who in P.Z.S. 

 1865, p. 620, describes Nasitema pusio, and again in 1869, after 

 recapitulating what had already been written on the subject 

 enumerates in all 34 species, (see P.Z.S., 1869, p. 124,) 21 of 

 which were from a collection supposed to have been made in the 

 Solomon Islands, but unfortunatel}^ the localities were very 

 incorrect, and the following species must therefore be thrown 

 out : 



Centropiis ateralhus, New Ireland. 



ITyzomela solitaria, Fiji Islands. 



Dicrurus megarhyneJms, New Ireland, 



Carpophaga rubricera, New Ireland. 



Fhilemoji vulturinus. New Guinea. 



Todiramphiis chloris, New Guinea. 



Lorius hyp(Bnochrous, New Ireland. 



Athene variegata, and Nasitema pusio, both from New Ire- 

 land and the Duke of York Group. 

 Nevertheless in this important paper three new species were 

 recorded : 



Gracula hrefftii, Rallus intactus, 



Eurystomns crassirostris [This last requires confirmation.] 



The species recorded as Fhilemon vuUitrinus, being a new 

 species afterwards described by Mr. G. E. Gray, as P. sclaterii 

 may be added, from the Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1870, p. 327 ; in 

 the same paper I find described also the following new species : 

 Accipiter alhigularis, Carpophaga Irenchleyi, 



Ptilonopus solomonensis Megapodius Irenchleyi, 



And six more species added to the list — two of which Eclectus 

 linncei, and E. intermedius, I presume are synonyms of E. 

 polycliorus — bring the number up to 34. In the ''Voyage of the 

 Curagoa," an account is given of the collections made by Julius 

 Brenchley, Esq., and the above new species recorded. 



In the proceedings of the Zoological Soc, 1876, p, 663, Mr. 

 E. B. Sharpe described Ninox solomonensis^ but I believe this 

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