1871.] ON BIRDS FROM THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. 29 



feathers, which are margined with pale fulvous white ; shafts of the 

 remiges and rectrices dark. 



Bill hornish black ; feet dark plumbeous. 



Another female shows the underparts much lighter, and the chin 

 variegated with some pure white feathers. 



A third female is lighter above and beneath ; the underparts are 

 whitish fulvous, the same as the tail-feathers ; the remiges and their 

 coverts appear nearly uniform dark brown, having the fulvous outer 

 margins very narrow and indistinct. Bill black, base of mandible 

 yellow. 



alae. rectr. int. rectr. ext. rostr. tars. dig. med. 



c. of" 2"ll'"-3"2'" 2"4"'~2"5"' 2"-2" 1'" 5|-6'" 9-9§'" 6'" ( d, 3 spec ) 

 2 10 -3 1 2 3 -2 5 2 6 9| 6-6± ($,3 spec.) 



This unquestionably new species is typical. The totally different 

 coloured female, as is usual in the members of this genus, resembles 

 very much the female of Monarches niyer {Muscicapa lutea, Gml.), 

 but may be distinguished at once by its much smaller size. 



Of the habits of this bird no notice is given by Mr. Garrett, who 

 discovered it. The species is represented by M. niyer in the Socie- 

 ties and Marquesas archipelagos. 



2. Aplonis cinerascens, sp. nov. 



Fusco-cinerascens ; pileo pure fusco, loris holosericeo-fuscis : 

 subtus distinctius grisescens ; uropygii plumis et supracaudali- 

 bus fuscis, apice late cinerascentibus ; remiyibus et rectricibus 

 fuscis ; crisso et subcaudalibus sordide albidis ; subalaribus 

 pallide fusco- cinerascentibus ; rostro et pedibus niyris. 



Long, circa /g", rostr. a fr. 9'", al. 4" 6'", caud. 2" 6'", tars. 13'". 



Adult. Grey-brown ; underparts paler and more decided grey, 

 having the feathers at the end margined with grey ; the feathers on 

 the rump and upper tail-coverts also with greyish margins, which 

 on the upper tail-coverts are nearly whitish, but not so distinctly 

 marked as on the underside ; head decided brown, with a slight 

 coppery glitter ; vent and under tail-coverts dirty white ; under 

 wing-coverts pale greyish brown, with whitish margins ; remiges 

 dark brown, on the margin of the inner webs paler; the inner 

 secondaries with a very narrow pale margin along the outer vane, 

 forming an indistinct pale stripe ; tail-feathers dark brown ; shafts 

 of the remiges and rectrices blackish, pale from beneath ; feathers 

 of the mantle with very narrow pale shafts, which also are visible on 

 the feathers of the breast. Bill and feet hornish black. 



" Irides dark slate ; bill, legs, and feet light bluish slate." 

 {Garrett.) 



Four other specimens agree with the description above ; in some 

 the grey end-margins on the breast, rump, and upper tail-coverts are 

 so indistinct as to be nearly wanting ; and thus the whole bird ap- 

 pears to be of a more uniform brown. 



Long. tota. aire. caud. rostr. tars. dig. med. 



c. 7i" 4"3'"-4"8'" 2"6"'-2"8"' 9-9|'" 13-14'" 9-9^'" specim.) 



