24 Mr. W. W. Smith on Strix parvissima. 



266. Dendrochelidon longipennis. 

 Dendrochelidon longipennis (Rafin.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 122; 



Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, pp. 246, 334; id. Ibis, 1879, p. 250. 

 Macropterijx longipennis, Sharpe, Ibis, 1876, p. 33. 



a. £ ad. Benkoka, Sept. 15, 1885. 



b. $ ad. Labuan, Aug. 19, 1885. 



[This beautiful Swift is a common species, especially where 

 the country is fairly open and old dead trees remain : these 

 are its favourite perches.] 



267. ChjEtura coracina. 



Chtetura coracina (S. Mull.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 124 ; Sharpe, 

 P.Z. S. 1879, p. 335. 

 a. Ad. Pulo Gaya. 



[Rather a local species, frequenting the vicinity of forests. 

 I have noticed this Swift entering holes in trees, where no 

 doubt they nest.] 



268. HlRUNDINAPUS GIGANTEUS. 



Several times seen flying high in Labuan. 

 [To be continued.] 



II. — On the supposed Occurrence of Strix parvissima, Elhnan, 

 in New Zealand. By W. W. Smith. 



Sir Walter Buller, in concluding the histories of Spilo- 

 glaux novce-zealandics and Sceloglaux albifacies (B. of N. Z. 

 2nd ed. vol. i. p. 205, 1888), writes: "The two forms of 

 Strigidse described above are the only ones inhabiting New 

 Zealand of which we have, as yet, any positive knowledge." 

 In a footnote on the same page, Sir Walter quotes from 

 'Out in the Open/ a series of papers by the late Mr. T. H. 

 Potts, which have been published in several journals. 

 Mr. Potts, referring to the occurrence of a " very small 

 Owl " in New Zealand, says, " From the information that 

 has been gleaned about this rare bird, it would appear that 

 one of its habitats used to be the woods about the Rangitata 

 River; one was captured with the hand on the bank of a 

 creek at no great distance from Mount-Peel forest." Having 



