320 MB. R. B, SHABPE OjS* XHE 



a, 6. Mainland of S.E. New Gruinea, about eight miles from 

 Yule Island, Nov. 1875. 



Found also by D'Albertis on the Fly river. The present spe- 

 cimen measures — total length 17 inches, culmen I'l, wing 8-85, 

 tail 6"5, tarsus 1"15. 



47. PxiLONOPus coaoNULATiis.— P. coronulatus, Grai/ ; Salvad. 

 ^ D' Albert, t. c. p. 833 ; Sahad. t. c. p. 42. 



a. South-east Papua. Total length S'S inches, culmen 0-55, 

 wing 4-4, tail 2-65, tarsus 0'8. 



h. Aleya, April 1876. Iris deep red ; bill light brown ; feet 

 and' tarsi colour of recent muscle. Total length 8-8 inches, cul- 

 men 0-55, wing 4-6, tail 2'61, tarsus 0-8. 



c. Aleya, April 1876. 



Order GEALL^. 

 Fam. Chabadriid^. 



48. Squatabola helyetica (i.); Gray, Hand-l. B. iii. p. 13. 

 a, $ . Yule Island, Nov. 1875. 



The specimen is apparently an old bird in full winter plumage ; 

 at all events, it has no trace of the golden speckling which is cha- 

 racteristic of the young bird of the year. 



49. AcTiTis HTPOLETJCTTs (i.) ; Gray, Raud-l. B. iii. p. 46. 

 a, (S . Yule Island, Dec. 1865. 



The specimen sent is a male in nearly adult winter plumage, 

 some few remains of immaturity being apparent in the mottlings 

 on the wing-coverts. 



60. NuMENius CTAjvropus, V. ; Gray, Hand-l. B. iii. p. 42. 



a, 6 . Yule Island, Dec. 1875. 



Total length 21 inches, culmen 6-3, wing 9-4, tail 5-9, tarsus 4-4. 



Fam. Rallid^. 



51. PoEPHTBio MELANOPTEBUS. — P. melanopterus {Temm.) ; 

 Salvad. t. c. p. 48. 



A specimen without indication of exact locality. 



Fam. Aedeid^. 



52. BuTOEiDES JAYANICA, Rorsf. ; Gray, Hand-l. B. iii. p. 31. 

 a, S . Yule Island, Dec. 1875. 



Total length 18 inches, culmen 2-7, wing 725, tail 2-6, 

 tarsus 1-9. 



