162 



rufous-white ; tail fuscous, with the lateral feathers more or less 

 tipped and the outer web of the first feather white. 



Length 5" 9'", wings 2" 9'", bill from gape 9'". 



Hab. Island of Nu. (B.M.) 



Allied to M. oceanica, H. & J,, but smaller, especially in the 

 size of the bill. 



15. MyIAGRA VIRIDINITENS. 



Black, with glossy green reflexions ; breast, abdomen, under tail- 

 coverts, and margins of lateral tail-feathers white ; quills black, 

 slightly margined with grey. 



Length 6'"' 6'", wings 3". 



Hab. Loyalty Island. (B.M.) 



Allied to t. 12*. f. 4, Voy. au Pole Sud. 



16. EOPSALTRIA VARIEGATA. 



(S . Upper surface olivaceous-brown ; head cinereous ; throat 

 white, with the feathers slightly margined with black ; breast and 

 sides of abdomen pale brownish-grey ; middle of abdomen yellowish- 

 white ; under tail- coverts yellow ; quills fuscous, margined with rufous - 

 olive. 



$ . Upper surface obscure olivaceous-brown, rather darker on the 

 head ; quills fuscous, margined with olive ; margins of greater wing- 

 coverts and tertials rufous ; throat pale yellow, with the feathers 

 slightly margined with black ; breast and sides of abdomen rufous- 

 grey ; middle of abdomen rufous-white ; under tail-coverts vellow. 



Length 6", wings 3" 6'". 



Hab. Island of Nu. (B.M.) 



17. EoPSALTRIA ? CAT^EDONICA. 



Muscicapa olivacea, G. Forst. Descr. Anim. p. 271. 

 Muscicapa caledonica, Gmel. S. N.i. 944. 

 Hab. New Caledonia. 



18. Pachycephala xanthetraea. 

 Muscicapa xanthetraea, Forst. Descr. Anim. p. 268. 



Hab. New Caledonia. " Magga " of the natives. Island of Nu. 

 (B.M.) 



19. Campephaga caledonica. 



Corvus cinereus, Forst. Descr. Anim. p. 260; G. Forst. Icon, 

 ined. 53. 



Corvus caledonicus, Gmel. S. N. i. 367. 



Corvus ccssiiis, Cuv,, Pucher. Arch, du Mus. 1855, p. 323. 



Pica cinerea, Wagl. Syst. Av. 



Gazsola caledonica, Pr. B. Consp. Av. p. 383. 



Campephaga caledonica, G. R. Gr. Gen. of B. p. 283. 



Hab. New Caledonia. " Ghewa " of the natives. Isle of Pines. 

 (B.M.) 



