Louislade and d' Entrecasteaux Islands. 555 



et jugulo chalybaeo-viridibus ; capite villoso, duabus cris- 



tis decorato ; colli plumis mucronatis ; rostro et pedibus 



nigris : long. tot. 12*3 poll. Angl., alse 7, caudse 6, 



tar:>i 1*6, rostri a rictu 1'45. 



This species may at once be distinguished by its oily green 



resplendent head, in marked contrast with the dark purple 



of the rest of the body. The wing-coverts are of a lustrous 



purple, which is not so bright on the body, owing to the 



dense mass of filamentous feathers with which it is covered 



above and below. The extraordinary convolutions of the 



trachea have been noted above. I have much pleasure in 



calling this new species by the name of its discoverer. 



7. Cracticus louisiadensis, sp. nov. 

 One specimen from Sudest Island. 



Cr. nigerrimus ; abdomine imo et subcaudalibus albis ; supra- 

 caudalibus albo terminatis ; subalaribus albis ; humera- 

 libus apice albis; remigibus secundariis quinto et sexto 

 albis nigro terminatis, septimo in pogouio externo albo, 

 nigro terminato ; rectricibus tribus externis macula alba 

 in pogonio interne prope apicem prseditis ; rostro mar- 

 garitaceo, pedibus nigris : long. tot. 12*1 poll. Angl., 

 alse 6*25, caudse 6, tarsi I'l, rostr. 17. 

 This very distinct species appears to have no affinity in the 



distribution of its coloration to any other known member of 



the genus. 



8. MiNO DUMONTi, Less. 

 One specimen. 



9. Dictum nitidum, sp. nov. 

 One specimen. Sudest Island. 



D. D. ruhro-coronato statura et coloribus siraillimum, sed 

 dorso scapularibus et remigibus viridi-olivaceis nee pur- 

 pureo-cseruleis diversum. 

 This little bird seems to be an exact counterpart of D. 



rubro-coronatum, Sharpe, of the neighbouring coast of New 



Guinea, but with the marked differences of the upper parts 



being olive-green instead of purplish blue. 



10. CiNNYRIS CHRlSTIANiE, Sp. UOV. 



Two male specimens. St. Aignan's Island. 



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