336 Mr, E. L. Layard on the Avifauna of 
Waller, whose knowledge of the Zanzibar coast, and whose 
assistance to me in obtaining collections from that interesting 
province, prompt me to make this slight acknowledgement 
of his services. 
XXXIITI.—WNotes on the Avifauna of New Caledonia and the 
Loyalty Islands. By BK. L. Layarp, C.M.G. &e. 
A Frenen gentleman, who is collecting specimens, sent us, 
a day or two back, a fine adult example of Accipiter haplo- 
chrous . It had been forwarded to him from a distance, 
together with a couple of “ Flying-Foxes ;” and our weather 
being hot and thundery, their perfume may be imagined! 
My friend felt he could not finish the lot in time, so fortu- 
nately elected to keep the Bats and send us the bird! Another 
journey through the sun, in the hands of a canaque, did not 
improve matters ; but as this species is very rare, and a male 
had only once before reached me, we set to work on it with 
a piece of rag saturated with carbolic acid pinned under our 
nose, and a solution of the same constantly applied to the 
specimen while being dissected ! 
Measurements, taken in the flesh, of both sexes of the bird, 
lead us to suppose that the specimen on which the species 
was founded by Mr. Sclater (Ibis, 1859, p. 275, pl. vii.) 
may have been a male, and not a female, as labelled by 
Mr. John Macgillivray. 
We subjoin the measurements of two of each sex, together 
with those given by Mr. Sclater of his specimen :— 
Length. Wing. Tail. Tarse. Bill. Colour of Eye. 
in. lin. in. lin, in. lin. im. lin, in. lin. 
WON Oraae. 140 96 7 6 $210 1 O Cadmium-yellow. 
SING I pe Us O 9 OOo 2 3 10 Crimson. 
INO, Aon HEE 3) OG Go | es} Oy do: 
Sclater’s 
supposed Q 14°5 9:3 66 26 
It is curious that the colour of the eyes in these two males 
