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main part of its food. The rattling of this loose bark caused 

 by its bill, when thrust beneath it, is often very plainly heard. 

 In concluding my notes on Hawaiian birds, I Avould take 

 this opportunity of correcting some unfortunate mistakes 

 which were overlooked in my former paper *. That there 

 should be some is not to be wondered at, as I had not a 

 book of any sort for reference, and until my return to 

 England I saw no copy of that paper, those sent to me 

 having unfortunately miscarried. For Psittacirostra psittacea 

 throughout, read Loxioides bailleui, and vice versa. In the 

 same way, Hemignathus obscurus and H. olivaceus should 

 be transposed, the latter being the bird I now call H. loilsoni. 

 For "Akakani/' p. 102, read "Akakane''; for '^Elepeio/' 

 p. 110, '^Elepaio^' ; for '' Ona ka ia " (in two places), " Ono 

 ka ia." The Palila, p. 104, is really the name of Loxioides, 

 not Chloridops ; the Oii-po-papale (so written by natives, but 

 ]D rob ably more correctly Ou-poo-papale) is the yellow-headed 

 male of the Psittacirostra. 



IX. — Description of a neiv Species of Finch of the Genus 

 Crithagra from South-east Africa. By H. B. Tristram, 

 LL.D., D.D., F.R.S. 



In a small series of skins received some months since from 

 my friend Dr. Percy Rendall, collected by him at Barberton 

 in the Transvaal, were a pair of Finches of the genus Cri- 

 thagra, which I was unable to identify with any known 

 species. Happening to be in London a few days ago, I took 

 the opportunity of showing the birds to Dr. Sharpe and 

 Capt. Shelley, who both agreed with me that the species was, 

 so far as we knew, undescribed. Dr. Percy Rendall tells me 

 he shot the pair out of a small flock which he put up in a piece 

 of scrub some distance from Barberton, and that in all his 

 expeditions he never met with the bird again. The bill 

 seems to me peculiar, very angular, like that of the Green- 

 finch, but much sharper at its angles and rather compressed 

 laterally. I subjoin the description. 



* 'The Ibis,' January 180.3, pp. 101. et seqq. 

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