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Noumea, New Caledonia, 

 December 5, 1878. 



Sirs, — In looking over a " Synopsis of the Birds hitherto 

 described from the Hawaiian Islands, with notes by Sanford 

 B. Dole, Esq., of Honolulu, Corresponding Member ^^ *, I sec 

 the writer says of Ardea sacra, '' the young birds are wholly 

 white, and the female whiter than the male." Now this is in 

 direct opposition to my experience of the bird in Fiji, and 

 accords with my statement of the Ceylonese species {cf. Ibis, 

 1876, p. 176). This opens this very curious question once 

 more. Are they distinct races or species, or are the young 

 in some places white, in others blue ? I hope my brethren of 

 'The Ibis' will, as their opportunities permit them, keep 

 this subject in view. We have the species here ; but I do not 

 yet know of any breeding-place. 



Yours &c., 



E. L. Layard. 



New York, Dec. 6, 1878. 

 Sirs, — In my article on Phasianus {Euplocamus) ignitus, 

 published in ' The Ibis' of October 1878, on p. 413, there is 

 a printer's error which causes me to make a statement that 

 is contrary to the fact. Commencing on the ninth line from 

 the bottom, the text reads " The habitat ' China ' attached 

 to the specimen cannot be considered the true one ; for no 

 such form as Euplocamus is found in China," &c. 



This should read, " for no such form of Euplocamus " &c. 

 The genus is represented in China, as every one knows, by the 

 common Euplocamus nychthemerus. 



I am, &c., 



D. G. Elliot. 



Northrepps, 21st January, 1879. 

 Sirs,— In 'The Ibis ' for 1876, at p. 487, I referred to a 

 specimen of Urubitinga anthracina from the Island of St. Vin- 



* I do not know to whom I am indebted for this paper (cut out of tlie 

 'Proceedings of the Boston See. N. PL' vol. xii. April 18G9, as I learn 

 from a printer's memo.) ; but I am much obliged to him, whoever he is. 



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