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plumage on its body, with brown lustreless wings and tail. 

 There are two specimens. 



24. LoRius CHLOROcERcus, Gould. 

 Hab. Ugi Island. 



The type specimen was from San Christoval. 



25. LoRius CARDiNALis, Hombr. & Jacq. 

 Hab. Guadalcanar. 



26. Geoffroyus heteroclitus, Hombr. & Jacq. 

 Hab. San Christoval. 



27. Geoffroyus agrestis, sp. nov. 



G. eapite, tergo, uropygio et cauda viridibus, spatio inter 

 oculos et nares pallidiore ; thorace, pectore, abdomine et- 

 crisso viridibus ; rectricibus nigris, harum pogoniis ex- 

 ternis viridi lavatis, internis flavo arete marginatis; 

 subalaribus cseruleis; cauda subtus flavida. Long. tot. 

 8"45, alae 4*8, caudse 2*25, tarsi '5, dig. med. 1'2. 

 Hab. San Christoval. 



One specimen, male adult. A plain and inconspicuous bird, 

 apparently close to G. simplex (Meyer) from INIount Arfak. 

 It differs, however, in the absence of the bluish collar and in 

 its very much smaller dimensions, the wing. being nearly 2 

 inches shorter, and the other measurements in proportion. 



28. Nasiterna finschi. 



Nasiterna finschi, Ramsay, Journ. Linn. Soc. N. S.W. Feb. 

 1881. 



Hab. San Christoval. 



This bird, recently described by Mr. Ramsay, is a very 

 distinct species, wholly grass-green on the upper parts and 

 flanks, with a tinge of yellow on the forehead and abdomen, 

 and the under tail-coverts bright yellow. There is a little 

 pink patch on either side of the lower mandible — a very 

 marked characteristic, which has been overlooked by Mr. 

 Ramsay in his description. The tail-feathers have a conspi- 

 cuous yellow spot on the inner web. 



29. Chalcites plagosus, Lath. 

 Hab. Russell Island. 



