1877.] on the birds of the admiralty islands. 551 



45. Rhynch^a capensis. 



Scolopax capensis, Linn. S. N. i. p. 246. no. 14 (1766) ; Walden, 

 t. c. p. 235. no. 189. 



[No. 437, S- Zamboanga. Eyes hazel.] 



Known to inhabit the Philippines, but no exact locality hitherto 

 recorded. 



46. Demiegretta sacra. 



Ardea sacra, Gm. S. N. i. p. 640 (1788). 



[No. 377, 6- Zebu. Eyes orange.] 



In ashy-blue plumage and in full breeding-dress. 



For the first time noted as an inhabitant of a Piiilippine island. 



47. Larus ridibundxjs. 



Larus ridibundus, Linn. S. N. i. p. 225. no. 9 (1766) ; v. Mar- 

 tens, J. fiir O. 1866, p. 30. 



Larus, sp., Walden, t. c. no. 206. 



[No. 363, S. Manila.] 



Dr. V. Martens's (/. c.) identification of the Manila specimens sent 

 to Berlin by Jagor is thus confirmed. 



48. Sterna bergii. 



Sterna bergii, Licht. Verz. d. Doubl. Berl. Mus. p. 80 (1823). 



[No. 345, cT. Zamboanga.] 

 New to the Philippines. 



49. Hydrochelidon hybrida. 



Sterna hyhrida, Pallas, Zoogr. Rosso-As.ii. p. 338. no. 395 (1831). 

 Hydrochelidon leucopareia, Natt.; Walden, t. c. p. 344. no. 207. 

 [No. 364, 5 . Manila.] 



3. Reports on the Collection of Birds made during the 

 Voyage of H.M.S. ' Challenger.^— No. III. "On the 

 Birds of the Admiralty Islands.^' By P. L. Sclateb, 

 M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S. 



[Eeceived June 15, 1877.] 



"The 'Challenger' arrived at Nares Harbour, Admiralty Islands, 

 on the 3rd of March 1875, and anchored to the lee of Wild Island 

 about 6.30 p.m. She left again on the afternoon of March 10th." 

 {J. Murray, MS.) 



The Admiralty Islands He in lat. 2° 18' S., long. 146° 44' E., to 

 the north of New Guinea. Discovered by Le Maire and Schouten in 

 1616, or, according to other authorities, by Carteret in 1 767, they are 

 still very imperfectly known, and the 'Challenger' Naturalists were 

 the first Europeans to visit them. 



Nares Harbour lies on the north side of the principal island, 

 "Admiralty Island," and is marked in the new Admiralty Chart of 



