Recently published Ornithological Works. 241 
are described as new, viz. Accipiter hawait, Drepanis aurea, 
Fringilla anna, and Pennula millet. Pennula is a new genus 
of Rallide, with rudimentary wings, of which the existence 
has been already spoken of by Dr. Gray (P. Z.S. 1862, 
p. 145). As the ‘Hawaiian Annual’ will not be generally 
accessible to ornithologists, we think it advisable to reprint 
the characters of the new species, except Drepanis aurea, 
which has been already described in this Journal (antea, 
p- 80) by Dr. Finsch :— 
ACCIPITER HAWAII. “Io.” 14 inches long. Dark brown above; 
throat dull white ; breast mottled brown and white; dull white feathers 
on legs and abdomen. Legs feathered below tarsi. Strong back claws. 
Legs and feet light and scaly. Never before described. Confounded with 
Strix delicatula of Samoa and Fiji Islands in previous lists. 
Sparrow-hawk. Similar to young Aceipiter rufitorques of Fiji Islands. 
Habitat Hawaii, rare on the rest of the group. 
Mounted specimen in Mill’s collection, Hilo, Hawaii. 
DREPANIS ROSEA. “Iwipopolo.” Not previously described. Similar 
to the latter (D. coccinea) in appearance, habits, and food. 6 inches long. 
Wings and tail dark brown ; last secondaries white; upper and lower 
tail-coverts greenish yellow ; general plumage bright scarlet, interspersed 
with masses of greenish-yellow feathers, mottled with black. Bill 1 inch, 
curved, white. Habitat whole group. Specimen in Mill’s collection. 
FRINGILLA ANNA. “ Ulaaihawane.” Not previously described. 52 
inches long. Bill short, straight. Toes, three front, one back. Wing- 
coverts and breast red; throat, primaries, and tail black; secondaries 
white; head grey, merging into white on the upper part of the neck, and 
grey, again, on the back. Habitat Hawaii. Probably belongs to the genus 
Fringilla. 
This is a bird of remarkable beauty, its peculiar combination of colours 
producing a most harmonious and elegant effect. 
PENNULA MILLE “Moho.” Not previously described. 63 inches 
long. Bill ? inch long, black, straight, sides compressed, curved at tip. 
Tail not visible. Wings rudimentary, hidden in the long, loose, hairy 
feathers. Plumage dark dull brown, ashy under the throat; feathers 
loose, hairy, long. Lower part of tibia naked. Legs long, set far back, 
Toes, three front, one back. Habitat uplands of Hawaii. Nearly extinct. 
Specimen in Mill’s collection. 
I feel confident that this remarkable bird belongs to the Rallide, but 
am unable to fix its place more definitely. It is the only bird which the 
natives call Moho, which word is nearly synonymous with the New-Zea- 
