Adult female. Similar to the male, but considerably smaller. 

 Wing i inches, tail 5, tarsus r35, culmen 1'2. 

 Hab. Island of Molokai. 

 Named in honour of ^Ir. Bishop, of Honolulu. 



HiMATION'E NEWTON'I, Sp. n. 



Closelv allied to H. montana of Lanai, but has the upper 

 surface dark olive-green instead of olive-yellow.' Rump 

 and upper tail-coverts green instead of bright yellow. The 

 yellow on the forehead is much less extended. The under- 

 parts, instead of being entirely yellow, are only yellow in the 

 central area; flanks and sides of body olive-green. Under 

 tail-coverts yellowish white instead of yellow as in H. mon- 

 tana. Wing 2"5 to 2"6 inches, tail 2 (2"75 in H. montana, 

 according to Mr. Scott Wilson), tarsus 0'87, culmen 4-75. 



Hab. Island of 3ilauai. 



HiMATIOXE WILSOXI, Sp. l\. 



Similar to H. stejnegeri of Kauai, but smaller, the beak 

 considerably less and straighter, in this respect resembling 

 H. virens of Hawaii. General colour more yellowish, espe- 

 cially on the rump and under surface. Female paler than 

 the male. Wing 2"45 inches, tail TGS (nearly 2 inches in 

 H. stejnegeri) , culmen 0"55 (nearly or fully 0"8 in H. stejne- 

 geri), tarsus 0*8 . 



Hab. Island of Mauai. 



Dr. BowDLEK Sharpi: stated that during a recent visit to 

 Leyden he had examined the type of Rallas sandw'^chensls 

 of Latham, and wished to apologize to Dr. Hartlaub for 

 having suggested that the bird was probably the same as 

 Penmilu ecav.daia. The specimen had probably faded con- 

 siderably from its original colour, as appeared to be proved 

 by the deep vinous chestnut of the lower abdomen and vent, 

 these parts having been more shaded from the light, and 

 here the colour of the under surface approximated to that 

 of p. ecuudata. The rest of the under surface was of a 

 rusty vinous colour, and seemed to be much as Latham 

 described it originally. Nothing, however, could have altered 



