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imported to kill the rats, and when the these were gone 

 it began to cat the chickens and even the young pigs. A 

 Minah has also been introduced and is common about the 

 town. As we were so short a time in Fiji, I had only two 

 days' collecting, both of which I passed in a mangrove- 

 swamp on a river-bank. We made one visit to the reef 

 outside the harbour, and took two natives witli us to look 

 for shells, as they are very clever at finding them. I 

 obtained examples of nine species of birds on Viti-Levu near 

 Suva, namely : — 



1. PlNAROLESTES VITIENSIS (Haiti.). 



Pinarolestes vitiensis Sharpe, Cat. B. iii. p. 2'Ji). 

 ? . Iris hazel; bill dark brown; tarsi and toes lead-coloured. 

 This specimen was obtained near the ground in the dense 

 forest ; it was the only specimen of the species that I saw. 



2. PlNAROLKSTES MGROGULAR1S Layai'd. 



Pinarolestes nigrogularis Sharpe, Cat. 15. iii. p. 301. 



c? . Iris black ; bill pale green, with black streaks along the 

 culmeu ; tarsi and toes lead-blue. 



I shot this specimen in a mangrove-swamp. It was the 

 only example that I observed. 



3. Rhipidura layardi (Salvad.). 

 Rhipidura layardi Sharpe, Cat. B. iv. p. 336. 



Sex not ascertained. Bill dark brown, lower mandible 

 white ; tarsi and toes brown. 



This Flycatcher was fairly common near Suva. I watched 

 a pair which I believe had a nest, but I was unable to find it. 



1. Pachycephala graj:ihi (Hartl.). 



Pachycephala graeffd Gadow, Cat. B. viii. p. 202. 



$ ad. Iris hazel ; bill black ; tarsi and toes lead-blue. 



<£ juv. Tarsi and toes brown with a blue tinge. 



I saw but few of these birds. The adult was in grand 

 plumage ; the younger individual was in moult, some of the 

 «olden feathers appearing on the abdomen. These birds 

 were verv shy. and I observed nothing of their habits. 



