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pines, and more especially on the island of Luzon. One is the old 

 Brissonian Lanius manillensis, figured also by Sonnerat. This is the 

 larger species, black above and white below. It is very certainly 

 this species that is also found on the Pelew Islands. 



The other is the well-known Javan species, a somewhat smaller 

 bird with the upper parts of a more or less greyish or purplish 

 brown. We have examined many specimens from the island of 

 Luzon, where it appears to be more common than A. leucorhynchus . 

 The oldest name for this species is Art. leucorhynchus, Horsf. (nee 

 Gmelin !) ; and it is Art. leucogaster of Valenciennes. 



6. ZosTEROPs SEMPERi, n. sp., Hartl. 



Supra olivaceo-flavescens, annulo periophthalmico albo ; lineola 

 a naribus ad oculum ducta et toto gastrao citrinoflavis ; sub- 

 alaribus albis, fiavo variegatis ; remigibus fuscis, dorsi colore 

 limbatis; hypochondriis parum olivascente advMibratis ; rostro 

 dilute brunneo, mandibula pallidiore ; pedibus plumbeis. 



Long. 4", rostr. 4|"', al. 2" 1'", caud. 15'", tars. 8'". 



7. Rhipidura lepida, Hartl. 



8. Myiagra erythrops, Hartl. 



Both not different from the former specimens. 



9. Tephras finschii, Hartl. P. Z. S. 1868, p. 6, t. vi. 



One adult specimen, in which the wings are more complete than 

 in the type specimen of M. Godeffroy's collection. I'here is a con- 

 spicuous first spurious quill as in the Sylviadse (4'" long). The 

 fourth and fifth quills are the longest and of equal length ; the third 

 and sixth are a little shorter; the second is of equal length with the 

 seventh. In the type specimen the first spurious quill was wanting. 



10. Calornis kittlttzii, nob. 



11. Charadrius fulvus, Gm. 



12. Charadrius geoffroyi, Wagl. 



13. Charadrius cantianus. Lath. 



Exactly like a Heligoland specimen in winter dress. 



14. Rallus pectoralis. Less. 



15. PoRPHYRio melanotus, Tcmm. 



A smaller race of the well-known Australian bird. The largest 

 of four specimens from the Pelews is still considerably smaller 

 than the smallest of the Australian specimens of P. melanotus in 

 the Leyden collection. The measurements of the very small speci- 

 men of this collection are : — Long, tot. circa 15", rostr. a rict. 

 1" 3"', al. 7" 10" , caud. 2" 10"', tars. 2" 9'". 



16. Nkcticorax caledonicus, Gml. 



