THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AND NEW BEIT AT N. 129 



bill from foreliead 0'95, from angle of the mouth 1-05, from 

 nostril 6. 



Sex female, adult. Both sexes are stated to be alike iu plumage. 



Sah. Island of " Ugi," Solomon Islands. From the Eev. 

 Greorge Brown's collection. 



3. Caloenis (Aplonis) feadensis, sp. nov. 



Adult male. — The whole plumage above and below of a dull 

 dark (almost blackish) sepia-brown. Bill blackish brown. Legs 

 lead-colour. 



Total length about 7 inches ; wing 4*4, tail 2'5, tarsus 1 ; 

 bill from forehead 0"95, from angle of the mouth I'l, from 

 nostril 0'5. 



There is scarcely any gloss on the feathers, except perhaps in 

 certain lights on the wings and tail. 



Hah. Island of "Eead." From the Eev. Greorge Brown's 

 collection. 



Memarhs. — This species comes near to Calornis fusca, Grould, 

 from Lord Howe's Island, from which species, however, it is 

 quite distinct. 



From the same island Mr. Brown obtained also specimens of 

 MonarcJia inornata of Lesson, which differs only in being of a 

 deeper rufous on the abdomen, and having the ashy grey a little 

 darker in colour. 



I have also obtained from Mr. Brown some very beautiful Doves 

 {Ftilopus) — one evidently Ptilopus eugenics of G-ray, another with 

 the head, neck, and chest light ashy and a faint lilac tint on the 

 crown. These, with several other new species, have been for- 

 warded to Canon Tristram by my friend Lieutenant Eichards, 

 E.N. I shall therefore not describe them. 



In Mr, Brown's collection I noticed a unique and beautiful 

 Carpophaga, of which Dr. Finsch has taken a description and 

 kindly forwarded it to me to insert here. The following, then, 

 is the description of this unique and beautiful bird, which I have 

 dedicated to my friend. 



4. Caepophaga Finschii, sp. nov. 



Margin of the forehead, the sides of the head and neck, inclu- 

 ding the ear-coverts, chin, and throat of a delicate greyish 

 viuaceous tint ; a narrow ring of white round the eye ; the upper 

 part of the head light ashy grey ; the nape and hind neck dark 



