MUSEUMS. 41 



Specimens of Bird Skins, ex H. 0. Forbes's Collection, from the Chatham 

 Islands : — 2 Hemiphaga chathamtnsis (Rothsch.) ; Gallinagv puxilla, 6. K. Gr. 



2 9 ; and Thinornis novce-zea/nndice (Gm*.) (B. 26. 4. 98. 16-18) ; presented 

 by the Director. 



Specimens of Bird Skins from N. W. New Guinea : — *Amblyomis inorvata 

 (Schleg.) 2 3 ; *P(i/opus higeminus, Salvad. ; Phlogasnas rvfiguln. (Puch. and 

 Jacq.) ; Calomis sp. ur. crasser, Sclat. ; *Astrapin splendidissima, Rothsch. 



3 and 9 ; Parotia caroli, Meyer, 3 (ad. and juv.); and * Uydrulector novce- 

 Bumece (Rams.) (B. 10. 5. 98. 1-7) ; purchased. 



Specimens of Bird Skins from Costa Rica, ex C. F. Underwood's Collection: — 

 *Caiharu8 fremtzii, Cab. $ ; C. gracilirostris, Salv., 3 ; Calliste dowi, Salv., # 

 and 9; * C hlorophonia callophrys (Cab.) 6* ; *Phcenicothraypis vinacea, Lawr., 



-? (ad. and juv.) and $ ; *Buarremon capitalis (Cab.) 3 ', *Ory~.obortis 

 fwnereus, Selat, 3 ', *^permophUa morel eti, Bp. ; *Ernbernagra superciliosa, 

 Sclat, 9 ; *.£'. striaticeps, Lafr., c? and 9 5 *Phainoptila melanoxantha, Salv., 

 (J and 9 i Diglossa plumbea, Cab., 6*: *0d<mtopkoiiu guttatvs, Gould, 3; 

 fTrogon aurantiventris, Gould, 3; *Morococcyx erythropygia (Less.), 9 •' 

 *Melanerpes hoffmani (Cab.), 9/ Glaucidium < phalamoicles (Daud.), 3 and 9 J 

 * Eugenes spectabil is iLawr.), 3 and 9/ *Pantarp\ insignis, Cab. and Heine, 

 3; * Oreopyra cinereicauda, Lawr., 2 3 ', *Klais guimeti, Bourc. and Muls., 

 3 : *Doricha bryantce, Lawr., 3 ; Formicarius wmbrosus, Ridgw., 3 and 9 ; 

 Polioptila albilon is, Sclat. and Salv.. 3 and 9j P- bilineata, Bp. 3 juv.; 

 ffenicorhina leucosticta (Cab.), 3 and 9- H- leveophrys (Tsch.) 3 : 

 Rhamphocoenus semitorquatus, Lawr., 3; R- rufiventris (Bp.), 3 and 9? 

 Hypocnemis nvevioides (Lafr.), 3 and 9 ; Dendrocincla homochrva (Sclat.), 3 

 and 9 ; Picolaptes compressus (Cab.), 3 and 9 \ Siptornis erytkrops (Sclat.), 

 9 ; *. < elas2>hwus Jlammula, Salv., 2 3 and 2 9 ', Floricola constanti (Delattre), 

 3 juv.; *Microchera par virostr is (Lawr.); Elainea placens, Sclat., c? and 9j 

 Myiarchus nuttingi, Ridgw., 3 and 9 \ Empidonax atriceps, Salv., 3 : 

 ^. flavescens, Lawr., 9 \ Attila sp., 9 ! Thryolhorvs hypetythrut, Salv. and 

 Godm. ; Thryophilus i ufvlus (Lafr.), 2 c? ; T. chlorostictus, Sclat. and Salv., 

 3 and 9; Chlorospingus pileatits, Salv., 9; Mionectes oleagiwus (Licht.), 3 ; 

 Tyranniscus parvus, Lawr., $ ; Oncostcma cineieigulare, Sclat., c? .: Geothlypis 

 '■<t ni nucha, Ridgw., 3 '■ Vireo olivacevs (Linn.), 3 and V. josephas (B. 14.6. 

 18. 1-51) j purchased. 



*Cissa jeffreyi, Sharpe, c?, from North Borneo, and *$a? cophanops 

 samarensis, Steere, 3 , juv., from Samar, ex Whitehead's Collection (B. 14. 6. 

 98. 52 and 53) ; purchased. 



