1869. ] FROM THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. 119 
(3) Mr. G. R, Gray’s ‘Catalogue of the Birds of the Tropical 
Islands of the Pacific Ocean’ (London, 1859), which mentions seven 
species as occurring in the Solomon Islands, besides those given by 
the two already quoted authorities, namely :— 
Halcyon cinnamomina, Sw. Carpophaga pistrinaria, Bp. 
sancta, Vig. & Horsf. rubracera, Bp. 
leucopygia (Verr.). Nycticorax manillensis. 
Trichoglossus massene, Bp. 
Mr. Gray has not stated his authority for the occurrence of these 
species in the Solomon Islands, and there is probably some error 
as regards the first two of them. H. lewcopygia is described by 
Verreaux from the Solomons, and the type is in the British Mu- 
seum. Of Trichoglossus massene and the two Carpophage there 
are examples from San Cristoval (collected by M°Gillivray) in 
the British Museum. The Nycticorax is probably given on the 
authority of Bonaparte’s ‘Conspectus’ (ii. p. 140), but must be 
regarded as a very doubtful denizen of the Solomon Islands until 
the statement is confirmed. 
(4) My description of the new Nasiterna from the Solomon 
Islands, published in the Society’s ‘ Proceedings’ for 1865 (p. 620). 
For this interesting representative of the V. pygma@a of New Guinea 
I was likewise indebted to Mr. Krefft’s kindness. When I described 
it I was not certain from what island it came; but a subsequent 
communication from Mr. Krefft informed me that it was obtained 
in New Georgia, or St. George* Island. 
The present collection from the Solomon Islands contains the fol- 
lowing species :— 
1. SAULOPROCTA MELALEUCA. 
Muscipeta melaleuca, Q. et G. Voy. Astr. Zool. i. p. 180, Atlas, 
t. 4. £. 4. 
Rhipidura melanoleuca, Bp. Consp. i. p. 322. 
Sauloprocta melanoleuca, Cab. Mus. Hein. i. p. 57. 
Originally discovered by the naturalists of the ‘Astrolabe’ expe- 
dition in New Ireland. A specimen from the same island (with 
which my example agrees), in the British Museum, was obtained in 
New Ireland during the voyage of the ‘ Sulphur.’ 
A fine series of this species is in Mr. Wallace’s collection, from 
Bouru and other Moluccan and Papuan islands. Rhipidura atri- 
pennis, G. R. Gray, from the Aru Islands, appears to be scarcely 
distinguishable. 
2. DicRURUS MEGARHYNCHUS. 
Edolius megarhynchus, Q. et G. Voy. Astrol. Zool. is p. 184, 
Atl. t. 6. 
My single specimen of this Dicrurus seems to agree with a mounted 
specimen in the British Museum, received from ‘‘ New Ireland” 
* Cf. Finsch, Papag. 1. p. 328. 
