316 MK. K. B. SHARPE ON THE 



«, d. Nicura, Dec. 1875. Total length 4-3 inches, culmen 

 0'55, wing 1-8, tail 1*6, tarsus 08. 



Fam. CiNNTKiB^. 



26. CiNNYBis FRENATTJS. — Cyrtostomus frenatus {S. Mull.)\ 

 Salvad. ^ D" Albert, t. c. p. 825 ; Salvad. t. c. p. 30. — Cinnyria 

 frenatus, Shelley, Monogr. Clnnyr. pt. iii. 



a, $ . S.B. New Guinea. 



Fam. Meliphagid^, 



27. Glyciphila modesta, Gray, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 174. 

 a, s ■ Mainland of South-east Papua, Dec. 1875. 



I have compared the specimen sent with the type from Axu 

 Islands in the British Museum, and can find no specific differ- 

 ence. 



Fam. MusciCAPiD^. 



28. ToDOPSis BONAPARTii. — Todopsis, sp., Salvad. Ann. Mus. 

 Civic. Genov. ix. p. 19. 



a. Mainland of New Guinea ; east of Yule Island, Feb. 1876. 

 Inhabits clumps of trees and shrubs in the midst of scrub. 



h, c? . Mainland of New Guinea, eight miles from Yule Island, 

 Nov. 1875. 



The specimens above named so closely resemble T. honapartii 

 of the Aru Islands that they seem to be specifically identical ; 

 the shade of blue above is the least bit more purple ; but beyond 

 that I can see no diff'erences whatever. 



29. PlEZOBHYNCHUS NITIDITS. 



c, $ c? . Yule Island, Nov. 1874, April 1876. 



30. Abses telescophthalmus. — A. telescophthalmus ((rarw.); 

 Salvad. Sf B' Albert, t. c. p. 819 ; Salvad. t. c. p. 18. 



a, 6 . Nicura, Dec. 1876. 



h. Nicura. Eyes very dark brown, surrounded by a disk of 

 light blue ; bill pale blue at base, lighter at tip ; feet and tarsi 

 dark leaden colour. 



c, ? . Mainland, S.E. Papua, Feb. 29, 1875. 



