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37. Sternula nereis, Gould. 



This Tern Mr. Layard also found breeding, and has sent 

 home the eggs with the skins. 



From Lifu, Loyalty Islands, the collection contains : — 



1. Trichoglossus massena, Bp., = 7". deplancii, Verr. & 

 Desm. 



This species seems to have a wide range. Besides Ncav 

 Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, New Hebrides, and Solomon 

 Isles, I have lately received it from Port Moresby, New Guinea, 

 from Mr. Lawes. The Lifu specimens have the black bars 

 on the breast rather narrower than the others, and the yellow 

 of the vent and thigh-coverts slightly more orange ; but indi- 

 viduals vary. 



2. CucuLus BRONziNus, G. R. Gr. 



Differs in no way from New-Caledonian specimens. It 

 was found breeding at the end of August. 



3. Philemon lessoni, G. B. Gr. 



4. Glycyphila cHLOROPHiEA, Forst. 



5. Glycyphila satelles, sp. nov. 



G. supra olivaceo-cincrea; cauda, viridescente, remigibus et 

 rectricibus fuscis, olivaceo marginatis ; subtiis, thorace et 

 pectore olivaceo-fuscis, nee f uscis ; abdomine item flaves- 

 cente. Long. tot. 5*45, alse 2-6, caud.2'25,rostr. arict.-7. 



Among several specimens identical with the New-Cale- 

 donian G. chorophaa are others much smaller, as will be seen 

 from the above measurements, which I have distinguished as 

 above described. They seem to differ more from the New-Cale- 

 donian species on the one side than from the New-Hebridean 

 on the other. The principal distinction is in the coloration 

 of the breast and throat, which in G. cliloroplicea and G. fi,a- 

 votincta are greyish brown, without any olive tint ; but in the 

 Lifu bird the whole of the underparts are of a uniform 

 greenish olive, yellowish olive at the chin. 



Were it not for the measurements given by Mr. Gray, I 

 should have taken this to be his G. poliotis, P. Z. S. 1859, 

 p. 160; but he makes his species considerably larger than G. 

 chloropho'a, Avliile this is much smaller. 



