368 THE CRUISE OF THE ' CUBAQOA: 



PLATE VIII. Fio. 1. 

 MYIAGBA MELANUBA. 



(Myiagra melanura, G. R. Gr. Cat. B. Trap. Id. Pacif. Ocean i. p. 18.) 



Upper surface greenish shining black, duller on the wings and 

 tail ; the breast and abdomen pure white. 



Female. Greyish brown on back ; head and lower part of back 

 plumbeous ; wings and tail feathers fuscous black ; the abdomen 

 white, tinged with rufous ; the breast riifous. 



Length 5" 4"', wings 2" 11'". 



' Eyes dark brown. Contents of stomach, insects.' 



Specimens of this bird were obtained at Vanua Lava, Banks' 

 Group. It also inhabits the group of Xew Hebrides, where it is 

 known to the natives as ' Lakno.' 



PLATE VIII. Fin. 2. 

 ArS'IAGBA GALEVONIGA. 



(MyiagKi caledonica, Bonap. Rev. and Mag. de Zool. 1857, p. 49; Myiagra per- 

 SFifillat.% G. R. Gr. Pnc. Zool. Soc. 1859, p. 161.) 



Upper surface obscure greyish slate colour ; top of the head 

 shining ajneous slate colour ; wings and tail fuscous black, each 

 feather margined with pale brown ; outer feather of the tail 

 mostly white, second feather white some distance from the end, 

 the third feather only white at the end ; throat and sides of 

 breast rusty red ; abdomen and iniddlo of breast white, tinged 

 with rufous. 



Length 5" 9'", wings 2" 9'", tail 2" 9'". 



The bird is allied to M. oceanica, Homli. and J., but smaller, 

 especially in the size of its bill. It is an inhabitant of New 

 Caledonia. 



