of Birds from New Caledonia. 375 
Pachycephala Littayet, Layard, n. sp. 
3. Upper three fourths of head jet-black ; chin and throat 
pure white, succeeded by a broad black collar; all the rest of 
the lower parts rich gamboge-yellow ; upper plumage yel- 
lowish green; wing- and tail-feathers greenish brown, the 
former edged externally with yellowish green. 
‘Length 7" 6", wing 37 10", tail 3” 2”, tarsi 13’", bill 12°”. 
2 unknown. 
Hab. Lifu, New Caledonia. 
Zosterops minuta, Layard, n. sp. 
Upper parts all a bright yellow tinged with green, brightest 
on the front of the head; forehead, as far as the eyes, bright 
yellow; eyelids white, as usual, but with a narrow black 
line under the lower lid; chin, throat, breast, abdomen, and 
under tail-coverts bright yellow; flanks and sides of abdo- 
men buff; wing- and tail-feathers grey-brown, edged with | 
bright greenish yellow. 
Length 3” 8”, wing 2” 1", tail 1" 6", tarsi 8!", bill 6”. 
Hab. Lifu, New Caledonia. 
Zosterops tnornata, Layard, n. sp. 
Head dull green; black dark sepia, faintly tinged with 
green. No white eyelid visible. Wing- and tail-feathers 
same as the back, but edged on the outside with green ; 
chin greyish; throat and breast dirty greenish. Sides of 
breast sepia-brown ; flanks inclining to buff. Abdomen pale 
sepia. Upper mandible dark brown ; lower pale. Bill very 
strong and sharp-pointed. 
Length 5" 6", wing 3" 1", tail 2" 4", tarsi 11, bill 11/”, 
Hab. Lifu, New Caledonia. 
Its sombre lining renders this bird difficult of description ; 
but on comparison with any other species the differences are 
very marked. 
Erythrura cyanofrons, Layard, n. sp. 
General colour above and below green, rather lighter than 
in £. psittacea; rump, upper tail-coverts, tail-feathers dull 
scarlet, not nearly so bright as in #. psittacea. ‘Two central 
tail-feathers elongated. Forehead and cheeks bright blue, and 
a black mark over the lores. Bill black. 
Length 5", wing 2" 3!", tail 2" 3!, tarsi 7", bill 6”. 
Hab. Lifu, New Caledonia. 
