96 DRS. HARTLAUB AND FINSCH ON BIRDS [Jan. 16, 



margins ; under wing-coverts whitish grey ; beak fulvous, under 

 mandible, except at the tip, yellowish ; feet pale, probably yellow ; 

 iris reddish white. 



Long. tot. circa 4" 7'", rostr. a fr. 6|'", al. 2" 7'", caud. 1" 8'", 

 tars. 10'". 



The colouring of this typical species of Zosterops is quite unique, 

 and does not resemble that of any other. 



The collection contains three specimens, male and female, dis- 

 covered and sent by Mr. Kubary from the island of Uap. 



11. Zosterops finschi, Hartl. 



Tephras finschi, Hartl. P. Z. S. 1868, p. 6, pi. 3, and ibid. p. 11". 



One specimen from Pelew (Capt. Heinsohn). 



On comparing again this curious bird with the allied Zosteropine 

 members, we have come to the conclusion that Tephras can be 

 considered only a subgeneric division of Zosterops. The wings, 

 having the first quill-feather spurious, are the same as in true Zos- 

 terops, the bill corresponds with that of others (for instance, Z. 

 oleaginea, which also has a somewhat rotundate tail). The want of a 

 white eye-ring is the only point by which Tephras could be separated. 



A near ally seems to be Z. cinerea, Kittl., from Ualan. 



12. Turdus obscurus, Gmel. ; Finsch, Journ. of Om. 1863, 

 p. 34. 



Turdus pallens, Pall. 

 Turdus pullidus, Naum. (not Gmel.). 



One specimen from the Pelews (Capt. Heinsohn), where this spe- 

 cies has not yet been recorded. 



13. Rhipidura versicolor, n. sp. 



Supra fusca ; fronte et sincipite Icete rufis ; gula alba, infra nigro- 

 circumdata ; pectore albido nigroque maculato ; abdomine pulli- 

 diusfusco, medio albicante ; tectricibus caudce superioribus sub- 

 caudalibusque rufis ; remigibus fusco-nigricantibus, tectricibus 

 alarum dorso concoloribus ; subalaribus albidis ; rectricibus ob- 

 scure fuscis, late albo terminatis, 4 mediis basi rufis ; roslro et 

 pedibus fuscis. 

 Upper parts a rich brown with a slight reddish tinge ; forehead 

 bright rufous ; upper and under tail-coverts rufous ; throat white, 

 margined underneath by an irregular jugular band of pure black ; 

 pectoral plumes black, broadly margined with yellowish white ; 

 middle of abdomen whitish, sides of a paler olive-brown ; under 

 wing-coverts whitish ; wing-feathers blackish brown ; tail-feathers 

 brownish black, all largely tipped with white, the four middle ones 

 rufous at the base, the white terminal spots becoming smaller towards 

 the middle ; beak fuscous, the under mandible paler except at the 

 tip ; feet fuscous. 



Long. tot. circa 5" 9'", rostr. a fr. 4£"', al. 2" 6"', caud. 3" 3'", 

 tarsi 8"'. 



