528 TijEEtin)^. 



5. Tatare rehsei. 



Calamohei'pe syrinx {non KittL), Finsch, TbU, 1881, p. 246. 

 Calamolierpe rehsei, Finsch, Ibis, 1883, p. 143. 



Upper parts rufescent brown, more vivid on the rump and upper 

 tail-coverts ; a well-defined longitudinal stripe from the nostrils 

 above the lores to behind the eyes light rufescent, the same as the 

 sides of the head and neck and all the lower parts, which are brightest 

 on the flanks, lower tail- and under wing-coverts ; chin and throat 

 lighter, passing into j'ellowish white ; wings and tail umber-brown, 

 faintly margined externally with rufescent ; tail-feathers tipped 

 faintly witli the same colour ; biU horn-brown, basal half of the 

 lower mandible yellowish horn-colour ; legs and feet dark brown. 

 In life the bill is dark horn-brown, basal half of lower mandible 

 flesh-coloured ; legs and feet lead-coloured ; iris brown ; inside of 

 mouth orange. Total length about 6 inches, wing 2'' 9"'-2" 10'", 

 tail 2" 4"'-2" 6'", culmen 6|"'-7"', tarsus 12'". (Finsch, I. c.) 



Adult female. Like the male. Total length about 6 inches, wing 2" 

 8"'-2" 9'", tail 2" 3"'-2" 4'", culmen 6k'", tarsus 12"'. (Finsch, I. c.) 



Hah. Island of Nawado or Pleasant Island, in the Pacific. 



6. Tatare mariannae. 



Tatare luscinia, Qitoy et Gaim. Voy. Astrol., Zool. i. p. 202, pi. 5. fig. 2 

 (1830) ; Gray, Gen. B. iii. App. p. 8 (1849) ; id. Cat. B. Trop. 

 Isl. Pacific Ocean, p. 14 (1859). 



Tatare lusciuius, Bp. Consp. i. p. 224 (1850) ; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. 

 p. 194, no. 2681 (1869). 



Hybristes luscinia, Reichenb. Syst. Av. pi. 57. fig. 7 (1850). 



Acrocephalus marianuaj, Tristr. Ibis, 1883, p. 45. 



Length, from the tip of the bill to the tip of the tail, 7 inches. Bill 

 brown above, yellow below, and about 14" long. Tongue long and 

 a little pointed ; iris black ; entire upper surface of body, wings, 

 and tail greenish rufous ; rump yellowish ; cheeks, throat, breast, 

 and belly pale yellowish. The tail, which is somewhat long and 

 slightly rounded, shows, under certain lights, transverse bars slightly 

 indicated, as is usual in Wrens. The wings are short and scarcely 

 reach beyond the base of the tail. Under surface clear buff ; the 

 primaries with their outer webs rufous. Peet black, large and 

 strong. Hind claw very large. (Quay Sf Gaimard.) 



Hub. Marianne Islands. 



7. Tatare sequinoctialis. 



Equinoctial Warbler, Lath. Gen. Syn. Suppl. p. 187 (1787). 



Sylvia Eequinoctialis, Lath. Lid. Orn. ii. p. 553 (1790). 



Tatare ? ajquinoctialis, Gray, Cat. B. Trop. Isl. Paci/ic Ocean, p. 14 



(1859) ; id. Hand-l. B. i. p. 194. no. 2680 (1869). 

 Acrocephalus Eequinoctialis, Tristram, Ibis, 1883, p. 46. 



Size nearly that of a Sparrow. Bill dusky ; general colour tes- 

 taceous brown, palest on the rump ; underparts of the body white ; 

 quills and tail brown ; the rest a trifle round and crossed with ob- 

 solete bars. (Latham.) 



Hub. Christmas Island, Pacific Ocean. 



