pileo cinerapcente, notoeo sordidiore olivrjscenti-viridij 

 }>ectore sordide flavo^ hypocliondriis sordide olivascenti- 

 biis, et subcaudalibus albicantibus, distingueudus. Ala 

 3' 1-3-3 poll, culm. 2'9-3-l. 



Hub. in insula Sandwiclieusi ' Lanai ' dicta. 



Mr. RctL.scbild's communication contained the following 

 remarks on tbis new bird : — 



/'This species belongs to the typical section of Henti- 

 y-.ia^hus, -which, in my opinion, includes two different species 

 from tlje island of Kauai, one from Hawai, and one from 

 Oahu, in addition to the new species. They all have the 

 upper aud lower mandible of about the same length, while 

 the aberrant Htt trorhyncJiUs-iecXAOW , which now contains 

 four species, has the upper mandible nearly twice the length 

 of the lower. 



"The mcile differs from the same sex of H. obscurus (its 

 nearest ally) from Hawai in its much longer and very stout 

 bill, ashy-greyish tint of the crown, and much duller oliva- 

 ceous green of the back, neck, and rump. Breast dirty- 

 yellow, gradually passing into dull olive on the flanks, in- 

 stead of bright yellowish olive as in H. obscurus. Under 

 tail-coverts creamy white, instead of olive-green. 



"Female. Everywhere dull greyish olive, becoming more 

 yellowish on the abdomen and under tail-coverts. Throat and 

 cheeks dull greyish. 



"' Young male. Similar to the adult male, but all the colours 

 strongly suffused with an ochraceous tinge. 



" Iris dark brown ; bill blackish brown, greyish at the 

 base; feet and legs bright slaty blue, soles of the feet yel- 

 lowish. Wing S'l to 3"3 inches, culmen 2*9 to 3"1 (much 

 longer than that oi H. obscurus)." 



Mr. Henky Sekbohm exhibited two males, a female, and 

 a young male in first plumage of a new species of Merula, 

 which he proposed to call 



JNIeRULA WIIlTEHEADlj Sp. U. 



Supra brunnea, capite canescente, abdomine castaneo, ventre 

 medio albo, subcaudalil)us albo striatis. 



