432 MR. E. L. LAYARD ON FIJIAN BIRDS. [June 1, 
Nests composed of coarse rootlets slightly woven, so that the eggs 
may be seen through against the light, and lined with finer rootlets, 
and even the hair of animals; generally placed in the fork of a 
branch. Diam. 3", depth 2". Eggs three to four, axis 1", diam. 9”, 
delicate pink (fades rapidly), speckled, chiefly on the obtuse end, 
with dark pink spots. It breeds in October, November, and De- 
cember, in each of which months eggs have been brought to me*. 
Bill black ; legs dirty green; inside of feet yellow; iris dark 
brown. Male considerably larger than female: in full breeding- 
storgy 1 to 1°75 inch. 
PTILOTIS CARUNCULATA (Gmel.); F. & H. op. cit. p. 58. 
This Ptilotis is, as far as I yet know, confined to Loma Loma, 
where my son shot it in the middle of December, showing no signs 
of breeding. He was for some time on Mango and Thithia, and 
neither saw nor heard it; neither did I in my flying visit in the 
early part of the year, though I heard a species on Loma Loma, and 
indeed in most of the other places at which we touched; but my 
time was too limited, and otherwise engaged, to enable me to collect 
any thing. Myson found it frequenting the flowers of the “ Ndilo”’ 
trees, extracting minute insects. 
PriLotis PprovocarTor, Layard, P. Z. 8. 1873, p. 28. 
This new species seems confined to the island of Kandavu, the 
southernmost of the group. 
In habits, call, &c. it resembles P. procerior. I found it fre- 
quenting the Erythrina trees, in flower during my visit there, hanging 
about the blossoms in every conceivable position for the purpose of 
probing the flower-tubes in search of honey and insects. 
TaTare? vrripis, Layard, sp. nov. 
General colour throughout a uniform olive-green, tinged with 
yellow. Inner webs of primaries very dark green ; outer webs golden 
green ; shafts of wing- and tail-feathers black. Underside of wing 
pale buff; plumage somewhat lax ; bill and legs bright orange ; bill 
1” 10’, much curved. Tarsi 1” 6’; legs strong, largely scutellated 
in front, none behind ; claws dark, hook-curved, and sharp. Total 
length 10"; wing, 5” 2’. Tail-feathers pointed. First quill of wing 
half length of third; second quill much shorter than third, which is 
shorter than fourth ; fourth, fifth, sixth equal; seventh and eighth 
graduated. Tail 5”. 
Found at Taviuni by Mr. Liardet. Said to “creep” on trees. 
I know nothing of it personally. 
Lampro.ia vicrort&, Finsch, P. Z. 8. 1873, p. 735, pl. lxii. 
This singular bird is confined to a mountain-range on the north of 
Taviuni. Mr. Liardet, in a late expedition, procured several speci- 
mens. From his description of its habits I should be inclined to 
* Mr. Kleinsmidt had a nest of young ones in his garden, fully fledged in the 
first week in February. z 
