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U. approximans in the Norwich Museum ; the sex of those 

 marked with an asterisk was determined by Mr. Layard ; in 

 the other cases the sex has been inferred from the dimen- 

 sions. 



Middle 

 Wing. Tarsus. toe s. u. 



Males. inches. inches. inches. 



New Caledonia 9-80 2-60 1-40 



*Ditto 10-85 2-90 1-60 



Queensland 10-50 2-80 1-50 



Ditto, Port Curtis 10-40 2-75 1-40 



Melbourne 10-70 2-90 1-70 



Adelaide 10-50 2-90 1-55 



Ditto 10-65 2-90 1-50 



Swan River 10-40 2-75 1-40 



Ditto 10-30 2-70 1-50 



Females. 



*Lifu, Loyalty Islands 1080 2-60 1-70 



*New Caledonia 10-80 2-70 1-60 



*Ditto 11 2-70 1-60 



*Ditto 11-60 2-80 1-70 



Ditto 11-20 2-60 1-50 



Swan River 11-70 3-20 D90 



Tasmania 11-55 3-20 1-90 



It may be useful to compare with the foregoing measure- 

 ments the following, taken from specimens of the nearly allied 

 species Jjj'ospizias torquatus, all which have been measured 

 by myself, with the exception of those in the British Museum, 

 for the particulars of which I have been indebted to the kind- 

 ness of Mr. Seebohm. The sex has been inferred from the 

 dimensions in those cases in which no authority is given. 



Middle 

 Wing. Tarsus. toe s. u. 



Males. inches. inches. inches. 



East Timor (British Museum, 



S according to Mr. Wallace) 8-70 2-60 1-30 



Yule Island (Norwich Museum, 



J according to Sig.d'Albertis) 9-30 2-30 1-30 



Females. 

 East Timor (British Museum, 



$ according to Mr. Wallace) 9-75 2-60 1-65 



Ditto, ditto 9-80 ' 2-70 1-60 



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