1. ZOSTEKOPS. 165 



Adult male. Similar to the female described, but a little brigliter ; 

 more washed with yellow on the breast ; and the flanks with a verj- 

 faint isabcllinc tinj^o. Total length 4-8 inches, culmen 0'55,wiug 2-45, 

 tail 1-7, tarsus 0-7. 



Hab. Cape Grenvillo and islands of Torres Straits. 



n. 2 ad. sk. Eagle Islet, August 1, 1848 Gould Collection. 

 (J. Macfiillivray) . 



b. S ad. sk. Murray Island. Rev. J. Macfarlane [C.]. 



c. $ ad. sk. Booby Island (/. Murray). Voy. of II.M.S. ' Chal- 



lenger.' 



d. 5 ad. sk. West Isl., Torres Straits, Sept. 



1881 {Dr. Coppirtf/er). Voy. H.M.S. ' Alert.' 



17. Zosterops crissalis. 



Adult. General colour above yellowish green, the rump scarcely 

 yellower than the back ; wing- coverts like the back ; bastard- wing 

 leathers black ; primary-coverts and quills black, externally edged 

 with yellowish green, a little brighter on the primaries ; upper tail- 

 coveits dull olive-yellow ; tail-feathers black, edged with dull olive- 

 yellow ; crown of the head like the back, with a little brighter and 

 more orange shade on the lores ; ring of feathers round the eye silky 

 white ; in front of the eye a sjiot of dusky blackish, extending back- 

 wards below the eye ; eai'-coverts yellowish green ; cheeks brighter 

 yellow, posteriorly tinged with green ; throat and fore neck bright 

 sulphur-yellow, yellowish green on the sides of the neck and sides 

 of the breast ; remainder of the under surface whitish, the breast 

 slightly tinged with isabclline brown like the sides of the body and 

 flanks ; centre of the abdomen washed with clear yellow ; thighs 

 yellowish, rather greener behind ; under tail-coverts bright yellow ; 

 under wing-coverts and axillaries white, the latter slightly tinged 

 with yellow ; edge of the wing brighter yellow ; quills dusky below, 

 inner edges ashy whitish. Total length 4 inches, culmen 0*5, wing 

 2-2, tail 1-6, tarsus 0-6. 



Hab. South-eastern New Guinea. 



«, b. Ad. sk. Astrolabe Mountains, Mr. A. Goldie [C], 



S.E. New Guinea. 



18. Zosterops palpebrosa. 



Sylvia palpebrosa, Temm. PL Col. :?93. fig. .3 (1824). 



Zosterops maderaspatensis, Jerd. Mndr. Journ.xi. p. 7 (1840). 



Zosterops uicobarica, BhjtJi, J. A. S. Beix/. xiv. p. 563 (1845) ; Gray, 

 Gen. B. i. p. 198 (1846) ; Bp. Coiisp. i. p. 399 (1850) ; Gray, 

 Hand-l. B. i. p. 163, no. 2149 (1809). 



Zosterops palpebrosus, Bh/th, J. A. S. Bent/, xiv. p. 44 (1846) ; Gray, 

 Gen. B. i. p. 198 ( 1848) • Blyfh, Cat. B. Mus. As. Soc. p. 220 (1849) ; 

 Bp. Consp. i. p. 398 (1850) ; Kelaart, Prodr. Cut. p. 121 (1852j ; 

 Lai/ard, Ann. ii,- Marj. Nat. Hist. 1853, p. 207 ; Ilorsf. <J- Moore, 

 Cat. B. B.I. Co. Mus. ii. p. ^Go (1854) ; Jerd. B. ihd. ii. p. 265 

 (1803) ; Rartl. J.f. 0. 1865, p. 14 ; Blyth, If>is, 1807, p. 33 ; Beavan, 

 t. c. p. 328 ; Scoli'czlca, J. A. S. Beny. xxxvii. p. 51 (1808) ; Beavan, 

 Ibis, 1868, p. 82 ; Ti/tler, t. c. p. 197 ; Pch. t. c. p. 311 ; Brooks, 

 Ibis, 1869, p. 57 ; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 162, no. 2122 (1869) ; 



