48 Christmas Island. 



Order CORACIIFORMES. 



Sub-Order CYPSELI. 

 23. Collocalia natalis. 



CoUocalia natalis, Lister, P.Z.S., 1888, p. 520 ; Hartert, Cat. B. Brit. Mus., xvi, 

 p. 511 (1892) ; id., Tierreich, Lief, i, Aves, Macropt., p. 70 (1897). 



jS'o. 28, ad. Flying Fish Cove, August, 1897. 



9 ad. Flying Fish Cove, IS'ovembcr 24, 1897. 



S S '^ ad. Flying Fish Cove, NovcndDcr 25, 1897. 



9 ad. Flying Fish Cove, December 28, 1897. 



ad. Flying Fish Cove, February 15, 1898. 



$ $ 9\ad. Flying Fish Cove, "March 4, 1898. 



^ (5 9 9 9 ad. Flying Fish Cove, March 7, 1898. 



The series brought home by Mr. Andrews confimied the 

 characters of the species, but the differences between C. natalis 

 and C. neglecta are not very strongly pronounced. 



Order COCCYGES. 



Sub-Order CUCULT. 

 24. Chalcococcyx basalis. 



Chalcococcyx basalis (Horsf.), Shelley, Cat. H. Brit. Mus., xix, p. 294 (1891). 



A single immature female in full moult. This species has not 

 before been obtained on Christmas Island. 



Order PASSERIFORMES. 



Family MOTACILLID^. 



25. Motacilla nielanope. 



Motacilla melanope, Pall. : Sliarpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus., x, p. 497 (1885). 



S ad. Flying Fish Cove, October 7, 1897. 



Iris blue-black. On the shore. Stomach contained small maiine 

 worms. 



Also not recorded from Christmas Island previously. 



26. Motacilla flava. 



Motacilla Jlava, Liun. : Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus., x, p. 516, pi. vi, figs. 3-5 

 (1885). 



No. 49, S imm- I'b'i^g ^ish Cove, October, 1897. 

 a, b, imm. Flying Fish Cove. 



Three young birds, evidently procured on migi'ation. 



