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Doves among the trees of his ravine ; but that takes place in 

 the breeding-season^ and I was not there to witness it. 



14. Anous stolidus. 



The specimen of this bird which I brought home was shot 

 by Mr. Holme ; and I understood that the species was com- 

 mon on the coast ; but I know nothing of its habits. 



In the foregoing remarks, which I hope may be of some 

 interest to the readers of ' The Ibis/ I have commented only 

 on those species of birds of which I obtained specimens, or 

 regarding which I made notes at the time which settle the 

 question of their identity; but I ought to add that I believe 

 I saw during my brief stay in Montserrat most, if not all, of 

 the remaining birds contained in the collections made by 

 Mr. Sturge. I am convinced, too, that the small collections 

 made by that gentleman and myself, repi'csenting together 

 only twenty-one species, do not convey any idea of the variety 

 of birds which are to be found in Montserrat. 



I must not conclude without acknowledging the obligations 

 I am under to Mr. Sclater (who is, indeed, the originator of 

 this paper) for the interest he has taken in the subject, and 

 the information he has so freely aflForded me regarding the 

 nomenclature of the birds. 



XXXIX. — Notes on the Avifauna of New Caledonia. A Cata- 

 logue of the Birds of the Island known to E. L. & E. L. C. 

 Layard. With Remarks by the Rev. Canon Tristram. 



Five years and a half having now passed away since we first 

 arrived in the island and took up the study of the birds of 

 New Caledonia, we think the time is fairly come when we 

 may consider ourselves entitled to speak authoritatively on 

 the subject. We have waited till we could personally visit 

 the mountain-range of the interior and the more northern 

 parts to ascertain what birds inhabited those regions. E. L. L. 

 has made two visits to the neighbourhood of the forest moun- 

 tain-range on the west coast ; and though he has been obliged 



