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note they are similar, but may at once be separated from 
them and the two New-Hebridean species by the coloration 
of the tail, forming, as pomted out in Canon Tristram’s pre- 
vious paper and in the ‘ Field,’ most imteresting interme- 
diate links. 
Our friend informs us that doubts are entertained as to 
the distinctness of the black- from the red-breasted species. 
All we can say is that we have carefully determined the sex 
of numbers of all the species from New Caledonia, Lifu, 
Tanna, Vaté, &c. &c., procured at all seasons; I have found 
both males and females of each in full breeding-ctopyyn. We 
would also remind the doubters that in Samoa the only 
species known (the M. albiventris of Peale) is a red-breasted 
bird, closely resembling those under consideration, and a 
black-breasted one is never seen there. 
Length in the flesh 6” 9!". Lifu, “ Chichiwhat ;” Maré, 
“Wanirekkoe.” We have named this species after M. Luguier, 
the French “resident ” or governor of the Loyalty Islands. 
18. Mytacra rnterMeEpDIA, Tristram, Ibis, 1878, p. 189. 
In habits and note similar to the preceding, and goes by 
the same name among the natives. They both frequent open 
forest, darting upon minute insects, whether on the wing or 
at rest on leaves. This red-breasted species is not so com- 
mon as the black one; and neither of them is very abundant. 
They betray their presence by a loud stridulous cry, and have 
a curious tremulous motion of the tail, which is generally 
shown on alighting on a spray, after a forage in search of 
their prey. 
19. RuIPpipuRA vERREAUXI, Marie. 
20. RuHIPIDURA BULGERI, Layard. 
Both these Fantails were observed, sparingly, on Lifu, 
where they are much rarer than on New Caledonia. The 
former is called “ Eniyana” (restlessness), from its continual 
motion. We could not find any name for the smaller bird. 
21. Graucaus LiruENsis, Tristram, Ibis, 1879, p. 190. 
This Palm-Crow, as it is called, is at once distinguishable 
from its congener on New Caledonia (G. cinereus) by its hue. 
The instant we shot our first specimen we perceived the dif- 
