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castaneiventris described by Mr. Layard^ P. Z. S. 1875, p. 435, 

 but more coarsely lined with merely rough grasses and fibres. 

 Outside they are covered with small circular patches of some 

 lichen like fish-scales, and pure white, as though to make the 

 nest appear like a knot grown over with lichen. I fancy 

 Mr. Layard^s informant was mistaken in supposing the eggs 

 of the Fiji species to be blue, as those from Aniwa are re- 

 markable for their peculiarity. They are, to my eye, the 

 most handsome of any Flycatcher^s, of a pallid clay-colour, 

 with a broad belt of blotches, almost a mass of dark umber, 

 forming a zone near the thick end of the shell. The rest of 

 the surface is unspotted. They approach in coloration and 

 character the eggs of the American Pyrocephalus rubineus. 

 The native name at Aneiteum is " Laknuh," at Aniwa " Ma- 

 nusa/' Both nests taken 24th October, containing one three, 

 the other two eggs. 



11. Pachycephala chlorura, G. R. Gray. 



One specimen from Aneiteum. Native name " Inman- 

 atahing." 



12. Campephaga caledonica (Gm.). 

 One specimen from Erromanga. 



13. Lalage NiEviA (Forst.) ? 



There is one specimen of a Lalage from Aneiteum, but so 

 decayed that I cannot with certainty decide the species. It 

 seems, however, to agree with Gray's description, P. Z. S. 

 1859, p. 163. 



14. Trichoglossus massen^e, Bp. 



This beautiful Parrakeet is stated by Mr. Inglis to live in 

 small flocks in the tops of the cocoanut-trees. There are a 

 pair in the collection from Aneiteum, where it is known to 

 the natives as " Kula." There is a very accurate figure in 

 Brenchley's work, whose specimen was obtained in the Solo- 

 mon Islands. It is nearly allied to T. cyanogrammus from 

 Bouru, but may be at once distinguished by the peculiar 

 bronze copper-colour of the occiput and throat. 



15. Carpophaga pacifica (Gm.) ? 



One specimen of a Carpophaga from Erromanga has arrived 



