6C6 NOTES ox BIEDS FEOM TUE SOLOMOX ISLANDS, 



Schlegel's Kasitema pi/gmea salamonciisis. My description of tlie 

 species was taken from an adult male bird, wliich had been mucli 

 damaged in tlie belly in shooting, and there are no red feathers 

 on that region ; I at first, thought it to be a female, and so stated 

 in my description, the red or rose feathers near the base of the 

 mandible were not '' overlooked " by me. I stated correctly 

 these feathers are blue in the male, and rose in the female. (See 

 P.L.S., N.S.W., vol. vii., pt. 1, Jany. 1882.) The yellow spot 

 on the inner webs of the tail feathers, is confined to the outer 

 three feathers, and is not found on the remainder, as one would 

 suppose from Mr. Tristram's remark. Ibis, p. 133, 1882, the 

 under tail-coverts in all my specimens are light yellow tipped 

 with green, except on the central two feathers, the yellow spot on 

 the outer tail feathers is common to several species of the genus. 

 The pale yellow spot on the distal end of the tibia is conspicuous 

 in all the adult males (dry skins). 



Nasitekxa mortonii, P.L.S., X.S.W., YI., p. 721, VII., pt. 1, 



Jan., 1882. 

 Two specimens. I am not sure that this will prove to be a 

 good species, no note as to locality, except " San Chridoval,^'' 

 both are tied as females, there is rosey tint round the cheeks, no 

 red on abdomen ; the bird described by Canon Tristram as having 

 a '' tinge of yellow on the forehead" and a yellow patch on the 

 belly, may be the adult male of this species. 



NlXOX T.F.XIATA. 



A young bird with nestling plumage, the abdomen and flanks 

 show indications of bars, and there are bars and spots on the 

 wings, and broken bars on the tail feathers on their inner webs. 

 Eyes large, dark pupil with narrow light-grey iris. 



Ilah. Wano, St. Christoval, Solomon's. 



GrEOFEOTTUS ITETEEOCLITUS. 



Males with yellow heads ; two males and two females from St. 

 Christoval ; and two males and three females from '* Wanu " St. 



