98 Mr. H. Seebohm on the 



MERULA CEL.ENOPS. 



This well-marked species of Thrush was originally dis- 

 covered by Mr. Naraiye on Miaco-Shima, one of the Seven 

 Islands south of Yokohama, in latitude 34° (Stejneger, Proc. 

 United States Nat. Mus. 1887, p. 484). The types (male and 

 female) are in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, 

 and no example was known in European collections until I 

 secured one (a male) in the Pryer Collection. Mr. Hoist 

 has now sent me a pair (male and female) from Hatchinow- 

 Shima (or Fatsizio Island) in latitude 33°, where he remarks 

 that they are common. This species is very similar to 

 Merula protomomelana (Tardus dissimilis, Seebohm, P. Z. S. 

 1879, p. 805, pi. lxiv.), but differs in having grey instead of 

 orange-chestnut axillaries. The female very closely resembles 

 the female of Merula chrysolaus, but the brown of the upper 

 parts is more russet (less olive) and the orange-chestnut of 

 the underparts darker in the island species. 



MONTICOLA CYANUS SOLITARIUS. 



The Eastern Blue Rock Thrush is a common bird on the 

 Bonin Islands. Mr. Hoist has sent me seven adult males, 

 four adult females, and one male in first spring plumage, 

 collected in April and May on Peel Island, together with four 

 eggs from a clutch of five. He has also sent two males and 

 one female, collected in July on the same island, which are 

 in the plumage of birds of the year. A female collected on 

 the 1st of August on Haha-Shima (one of the southern 

 or Baily Group) is in the same plumage. A male obtained 

 on 27th of June on the last-mentioned island, and a female 

 on the 13th of June on Muco-Shima (one of the northern 

 or Parry Group), are young in first plumage. 



Hypsipetes squamiceps. 



The Bonin-Island Bulbul was discovered by Kittlitz in 

 1828, and named by him Oriolus squamiceps (Kittlitz, Mem. 

 pres. a I' Acad. Imp. des Sciences de St. Petersbourg, par 

 divers Savans, 1830, p. 241). Shortly afterwards he iden- 

 tified his species with its Japanese ally, and adopted Tem- 

 minck's specific name; but no longer believing it to be an 



