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Diam, 2" x 1" 6"', depth 1". One single egg in each, pure 

 white, rather truncated, axis 9'", diam. 6"'. 



The next species occurs in the Lifu collection, which does 

 not contain the present one, though that does not prove its 

 non-existence there. 



COLLOCALIA UROPYGIALIS, G. R. G. 



This is another of our additions to the avifauna. It fre- 

 quents the forest and timbered country in preference to the 

 open grass-lands or town (Noumea), though we have occa- 

 sionally found it in the latter. E. L. L. observed it sparingly 

 at Honailou in November. 



[This is the common species of the New Hebrides. — H. B. T.] 



CoLLocALiA, sp. iuc. (C ciuerea, Gm. ?). 



Another species, entirely of a smoky brown, lighter be- 

 neath, without any white uropygium, was seen by E. L. L. 

 near Noumea. It was probably identical with one brought 

 by L. L. from Vate, or Sandwich Island, New Hebrides, 

 which we identify with C. cinerea (Gm.). 



[May not this be C. spodiopygia, Peal ? — H. B. T.] 



13. Platycercus caledonicus (Gm.). 



Is not this the female of Nymphicus cornutus ? We have 

 been unable to learn the existence of more than four species 

 of Parrot in the island, of which we have seen specimens, 

 viz. Nymphicus cornutus, Cyanorhamphus saisseti, Psitteu- 

 teles diadema, and Trichoglossus massena. 



19. Chalcites lucidus (Gm.). 



We have procured several of these small Shining Cuckoos, 

 varying so much that we think we have got one, or more, 

 of the species described by Mr. Gould ; but this point must 

 await comparison of ours with Australian specimens. 



21. TuRDUs XANTHOPUS, Forst. 



This Blackbird is not uncommon in the neighbourhood of 

 Noumea ; but in the island of Lifu it is replaced, apparently, 

 by a new and undescribed species, which we propose to dedi- 

 cate to His Excellency the Governor, Admiral de Pritzbuer, 

 to whom we owe the permission to pursue our researches into 

 the avifauna of the island and its dependencies : — 



