Avifauna of the Fiji Islands. 303 



but it is probable that Laluge pacijica breeds at the etid of 

 its first year in a plumage iu which both sexes are barred ou 

 the under parts^ and that at the end of the second autumn 

 the under parts become white. It possibly takes longer to 

 become ful/i/ adult^ as I notice some white-breasted birds are 

 pure black on the mantle and others more brown-black. It 

 is advisable for future collectors to get a large series of this 

 species in moult. — C. B. T.] 



Pachycephala sp, inc. 



I am inclined to think that the members of this genus 

 which have been described from Vitilevu must have become 

 very scarce of later years ; specimens were collected near 

 Suva by Mr. M. J. NicoU during his short stay there in 1903. 

 Although constantly on the look-out for these bright- 

 coloured birds during my year's stay in Vitilevu, I never 

 met with anything resembling them, and it is inconceivable 

 that I should have missed a comparatively large bird with 

 a breast of such a rich yellow colour. 



PiNAROLESTES VITIENSIS (Hartl.). 



This is an inconspicuous brown bird of apparently very 

 silent habits. It was seen only occasionally in Vitilevu, 

 perched in Wryneck fashion on the topmost branch of 

 some dead and wizened tree. 



[q. May 2, 1910. Suva, Vitilevu. Iris hazel; feet 

 indigo-blue. Wing 82 mm. 



This specimen is typical and in fairly fresh plumage. — 

 C. B. T.] 



PiNAROLESTES MAXIMA Layard, 



Oii one occasion I saw three specimens of this much 

 larger species in a tree in front of the house ; my attention 

 had been drawn to them by the behaviour of a Ptilutis 

 procerior. I procured one specimen, but I never saw these 

 birds again. 



[ ? . April 24, 1910. Suva, Vitilevu. Wing 101 mm. ; 

 tarsus 25; bill (from edge of forehead-feathers) 25; depth 



