356 THE ORUISE OF THE ' GUBAQOA.' 



PLATE II. Fig. 1. 

 GOLLOGALIA HYPOLEUGA. 



(CoUoealia hypolouca, G. li. Gr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1858, p. 170.) 



The upper surface of a glossy green black ; side of head, throat 

 and breast fuscous black, with each feather margined with white, 

 the lower part of breast and abdomen pure white ; the under tail- 

 coverts glossy greenish black ; the tail metallic black, the inner 

 web of each lateral feather with a prominent white space near the 

 base. 



Leng-th 4", wings 4". 



Specimens were obtained at Uji or G-ulf Island, which is one 

 of the Solomon group. 



' Eyes black. Contents of stomach, very small insects.' 



This species is also found in New Guinea, Mysol and Am 

 Islands. It is closely allied to CoUoealia Lincld, Horsf., but is 

 larger in all its measurements. 



PLATE II. Fici. 2. 

 GOLLOGALIA UROPTGLiLLS. 



(CoUoealia uropygialis, ff. /?. Gr. Ann. and Mag. nf N. H. 1866, p. IL'3.) 



Upper surface metallic black, with a broad band of pure white 

 on the rump ; throat and breast greyish ; abdomen pure white ; 

 under tail-coverts metallic greenish black, with the smaller ones 

 margined with white ; quills and tail-feathers above metallic 

 greenish black, the latter with a white spot on the inner web of 

 each of the three lateral feathers, that on the first and tliird less 

 in size, sometimes only found on the second and third lateral 

 feathers; under wing-coverts metallic greenish black, with the 

 larger ones margined with white. 



Length 4", wings 3" 9"', tail 1" 9'". 



This bird has hithei'to only been obtained at New Hebrides 

 (Anatom), where it is called by the natives ' Nahawpgag.' 



These two species belong to the genus CoUoealia, all the species 

 of which form the well-known edible bird-nest, so much sought 

 after by the Chinese for culinary purposes. 



