(]rawing of Forster, who also accompanied the satne celebrated 

 voyager during the years 1772-74, which eshibits the belly and 

 vent as " dusky." Forster had applied the name of C. leueophrys to 

 this bird, under which name the description will be found iu his 

 ' Descriptiones Animalium, &c.,' edited by Professor Lichtenstein, at 

 p. 168 ; while the variety B. is stated to be from the island of Tanna, 

 and is recorded as having a "reddish black" belly (the šame colour 

 as the back). 



From these notices, there appear to be at least two, if uot three 

 species of Garnet-winged Pigeons , and may not they, hke the Pti- 

 lonopi, be peculiar to the diifereut groups of islands of the South 

 Pacific Ocean ? This, however, cannot be at present satisfactorily 

 determined, from want of specrmens from the different localities, but 

 I have ventured to draw attention to these differences, that it may lead 

 to a further elucidation when an opportunity offers. 



I may add, hovvever, that M. Temminck, in his work on Pigeons^ 

 (t. 55), figures one that may probably come near to variety B. of 

 Latham, but he describes the belly black with purple reflesions. 

 The British Museum contains two specimens from Bow Island, 

 which approach in some measure to the variety A. of Latham, but 

 the belly is of a dusky greyish black. 



The one now exhibited is quite different from those referred to ; 

 it may be described in the following terras, with the uame of 



Calcenas (Phlegoenas) Stairi. (PI. CXV.) 



Glossy broMra, with coppery reflexions in some light ; top of head 

 and back of neck dark slate, glossy with green ; front, side of neck 

 and breast pale vinaceous brown ; throat and a gorget round the 

 breast white, which latter is margined outerly with dark garnet 

 colour ; abdomen vinaceous brown, dusky on the sides ; ąuUls dusky 

 black, slightly margined with rufous ; tail brown, with a broad band 

 of black at the end. Bill black and feet pale. 



The specimen is marked as a malė, and I suppose was brought 

 from the Samoan or Navigators' Islands, as the British Museum 

 was previously in possession of a skin given by the Rev. J. Stair as 

 from that locaUty, with other interesting birds. 



2. On a New Species of Lepidopterous Insect. 

 By g. r. Gray, F.L.S. & Z.S., etc. 



(Annulosa, PI. XXXIX.) 



Among the various novelties sent home during the voyages of 

 H.M.SS. ' Rattlesnake ' and 'Herald' by Mr. MacgilUvray, is the 

 splendid Butterfly now laid before the Society. It belongs to the 

 great genus Papilio and to the subdivision Ornithoptera, and likę 

 the other .known species of that group, its flight is very elevated; so 

 much so, that it became necessary to employ powder and shot to 

 secure the specimen ; many shots have perforated the wings, and 



