144 Mr. E. L. Layard on some little-known 



unrestrained, returning to roost at night in their cages. 

 When she walks out they fly to her and perch on her head 

 or shoulder ; and the last sight I had of my fair friend was to 

 see her standing, on the high banks overlooking the river 

 where her house is situated, with a pair of P. personatus on 

 one shoulder, and a pair of P. splendens on the other. 



ASTUR CRUENTUS, Gould. 



We saw this Hawk breeding freely in the forest. It gene- 

 rally selects a banyan-tree {Ficus), and places its nest, a 

 rough structure of sticks, on a branch so thin as not to be 

 able to bear the weight of a man. We had to spoon the eggs 

 out, by tying a bag, kept open by a wire ring, to the end 

 of a long stick. 



StRIX DELICATULA, Gould. 



We took five eggs of the Australian White Owl from 

 a banyan-tree. They were laid in a depression (without any 

 nest) at the junction of four large branches. They are pure 

 white. Axis 1" 9'", diam. 1" 3'". 



EuDYNAMis TAiTiENsis (Sparrm.). 



A specimen of this bird, here very scarce, was shot a few 

 months ago near Levuka. 



CucuLus siMUs, Peale. 



Seems to be a constant resident in the group ; I have it 

 from Taviuui, Mathuata, the Rewa, &c. 



Lalage terat (Bodd.). 



I cannot help thinking that our Lalage is wrongly identified 

 with Lalage terat (Bodd.) ; but which of the numerous syn- 

 onyms quoted by Drs. Einsch and Hartlaub will apply to it, 

 I have no means of judging. I have received or shot speci- 

 mens from all parts of the group, but not one in any plumage 

 save that which is said to be the young stage. This it wears 

 all the year round ; and the natives everywhere declare that it 

 breeds in this state ; but I have never yet succeeded in ob- 

 taining a nest. 



Monarch A lesson i, Hombr. 



This species was common in the forest at all altitudes. A 

 nest, said to be of this bird, was brought to mc (23rd July, 



