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7. MONARCHA FULVIVENTRIS, n. Sp. 



Pallide cinerea, alts et cauda subfuscescentibus ; pectore, abdo- 

 mine, subalaribus et subcaudalibus dilute fulvo-cinnamomeis ; 

 rostro plumbeo, tomiis et apice pallidioribus ; pedibus, ut vide- 

 tur, pallidis ; iride rubra. 

 Long. 8", rostr. a fr. 7'", alee 3" 4'", caudae 2" 9'", tars. 9'". 

 One specimen from the Echiquier group. Perhaps a female. 

 Nearly aUied to M. inornata of Lesson, \vhich I have not seen. But 

 the colour of the abdomen is by no means a " brun marron," and 

 the secondary remiges are without a trace of the ferruginous margin 

 so conspicuous in the figure given by Lesson and Garnot (Zool. Coq. 

 pi. 15. f. 1). 



Another bird of very similar colouring is Monarcha cinerasceyis 

 (Temm.j, of Timor. 



8. Calornis kittlitzii, Finsch & Ilartl., Beitr. z. Faun. Central- 

 Polyn. p. 109. 



Lamprotornis columbimis, Kittl. 



Four specimens from the Caroline Islands. " Kinis " inc. Iris 

 yellow. 



An Ualan specimen is in the Bremen collection. The younger bird 

 is more brownish, and has much less of the greenish metallic gloss. 



The naturalists of the 'No vara' Expedition collected this species 

 on the island of Puynipet, Semiavin group. It seems to be distri- 

 buted over the whole archipelago of the Carolines. 



9. Carpophaga ocEANiCA, Lcss. 



Two specimens from the Pelew group. " Kajep " incol. " Eyes 

 red, with a yellow margin." 



For interesting biological details of this widely distributed Pigeon 

 see Yon Kittl. Reise, i. p. 377 ; for a full account of it conf. 

 Finsch et Hartl. Beitr. Faun. Central-Polyn. p. 142. 



A good reduced figure is given by Kittlitz (Kupfert. t. 33. f. 1). 



10. Megapodius senex, n. sp. 



Ad. Pileo et nucha dilute canis, nonnihil brunnescentibus ; capitis 

 lateribus collogue toto in /undo nudiusculo rubro spnrsim plu- 

 7nosis ; collo et interscapulio nigricanti-sehistaceis ; corpore 

 reliquo obscure plumbeo-olivascente ; rostro gracili, Jlavo ; pe- 

 dibus flavis, digitis et unguibus nigris. 

 Long, circa 11", rostr. a fr. 7'", alse 6" 3'", caudse 2" 1'", tars. 

 2" 3'", dig. med. c. ung. 2" i'". 



One specimen from the Pelew group. All my efforts to reduce 

 this species to any of the described have been fruitless. 



11. Megapodius eremita, n. sp. 



Dorso, alls et cauda olivascenti-fiiscis, cauda distinctius rufes- 

 cente ; collo et gastrceo toto magis cinerascentibus ; ubdomine 



