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9. Myiagra PLUTO, Fiiiscli, /. c. p. 29. 

 Male and female, as described by me. 



10. Rhipidura kubaryi, Finsch, /. c. p. 29, t. 2. f. 2. 

 One male, as cited above. 



11. VoLvocivoRA insperata, Fiiiscli, I. c. p. 27. 



Male and female, exactly agreeing with my descriptions, taken 

 from specimens dissected by myself. 



There are, besides these, two specimens labelled "Males," which 

 agree in coloration with the female, except that the head and neck 

 above are not greyish, but dark rusty brown, like the upper parts ; 

 these, no doubt, are young males. 



A third specimen, also marked as a male, is changing from the 

 rufous to the slate-grey dress. 



12. Calornis pacificus (Gm.) ; Finsch, I. c. p. 31. 

 One male. 



13. Aplonts pelzelni, Finsch, /. c. p. 32, t. 2. fig. 3. 

 One male, exactly like my description. 



14. Erythrura, sp. inc., Finsch, I. c. p. 35. 



It is to be regretted that this collection does not contain well-pre- 

 pared specimens of this Finch, as those in the first collection of M. 

 Kubary could not be made out, on account of their preservation in 

 alcohol. 



15. Ptilonopus ponapensis, sp. nov. 

 "PLfasciatus, Peale," Finsch, I. c. p. 37. 



Like Pt. imrphyraceiis (from Tonga), but head, neck, throat, 

 and breast decidedly straw-yellowish (not greenish grey) ; broad 

 ends of all the tail-feathers (c. 8'") dark yellow (not whitish). 



Size as in Pt. porphyraeeus : long. tot. c. 8", al. 5", caud. 2" 7"'. 



In my first paper I referred the Ptilonopus from Ponape, with a 

 mark of doubt, to fasciatus, Peale, having had only specimens pre- 

 served in alcohol, which had apparently caused some discoloration ; 

 but I expressed my suspicion that they might belong to a distinct 

 species. Having now before me fresh-skinned and adult specimens, 

 I see that my latter supposition was right. The Ptilonojms of 

 Ponape comes nearest to Pt. fasciatus and Pt. porphyraceus, having 

 the same dark purplish-red cap, surrounded with a faint yellow line 

 (as in Pt. fasciatus), but m.ay be distinguished at once from both 

 by the straw-yellow coloration of the remainder of its head and neck 

 and under surface to the vent (which had faded in the previous speci- 

 mens preserved in spirit), as well as by the colour of the ventral 

 patch. In the latter respect it comes nearest to Pt. porphyraceus, 

 the ventral patch being likewise dark green, but with a slight tinge 

 of violet. The broad yellow apical margin of the tail-feathers is also 

 characteristic of Pt. lionapensis. The lilac median spots of the outer 



