5 



730 DR. O. FINSCH ON THE [Nov. 6, 



base of the under flesh-colour or reddish ; eyes dull orange ; feet 

 yellow ; stomach contained parts of beetles and caterpillars. Shot 



As this Cuckoo is only a migratory visitor to the Fiji group, it 

 would be of interest to ascertain whither it resorts after leaving the 

 islands, which at present are the only locality known for the species. 

 Prof. Schlegel seems wrong in uniting it with the Australian C. jia- 

 belliformis. Lath., which seems to be a rather larger bird, as is also 

 C. bronzinus, Gray, of New Caledonia, which otherwise agrees nearly 

 in coloration. Mr. Gould has since described a Cuckoo {Gaco- 

 mantis castaneiventris, B. of Austr. Suppl. Part iv. 1867) from 

 Queensland, which, judging from the plate (apparently a little exag- 

 gerated in colour), comes very near to C. simus, but is smaller (wings 

 4" 2'"). 



Our C. infuscatus (Orn. Central- Polyn, p. 31, t. v. f. 1), corre- 

 sponding in size exactly with C. simus, will probably turn out to be 

 a melanistic phase of the latter. 



6. HiRUNDO TAHITICA, Gm. 



Hirundo tahitica, F, & H. Ornith. Oentral-Polyu. p. 51 ; Layard, 

 P.Z. S. 187.5, p. 430. 



H. sub/usca, Gould. 



No. 45. Matuka. Female. 

 46". „ Female. 



" Eyes black." 



No. 104. Kandavu. Female. "Eyes, bill, and legs black; 

 stomach contained insects." — /. M. 



This short-tailed Swallow comes nearest to H.javanica, Sparrm. 

 {H. domicola, Jerd.), but has a rather broader bill; the underparts 

 below the ferruginous throat-portion are darker brownish ; and the 

 tail-feathers want the white spot on the inner web. I must mention, 

 however, that in No, 45 the second right-hand tail-feather shows a 

 very small pale spot on the inner web. The sexes are alike. 



7. COLLOCALIA SPODIOPYGIA, Pcalc. 



Collocalia spodiopygia, Layard, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 428 (Fiji; 

 habits). 

 f/X/ No. 93. Kandavu. Female. 



94. „ Male. 



" Eyes, feet, and bill black ; stomach contained parts of insects. 

 Shot August 6." 



