from Northern Queensland, one of ten whicli had been 

 received alive at the Zoological Gardens, Antwerp. Mr. 

 GoukFs type of the species was for many years unique, but 

 more recently several specimens had been obtained in North- 

 western Australia by the late Mr. T. H. Bowyer-Bower, and 

 were now in the British Museum. 



The Hon. Walter Rothschild exhibited specimens of three 

 species of Chasiempis from the Sandwicli Islands. Of all of 

 these species he had received examples of you!]g and old 

 birds from Mr. Henry Palmer. Mr. Rothschild pointed out 

 that, while most of the genera of Sandwich Island birds 

 were distributed all over the archipelago, the genus Chasi- 

 empis was confined to the islands of Kauai, Hawaii, and 

 Oahu. While Mr. Sclater had maintained that there was 

 only one species of Chasiempis in the Sandwich Islands, 

 Dr. Stejneger had recognized no less than five different 

 forms, this result being attained by separating the rufous- 

 rumped birds, which were the young ones, from the white- 

 rumped birds, which were the adults. Mr. Rothschild pointed 

 out that there were three distinct species, as follows : — 



Chasiempis sclateri, of Ridgway, from Kauai; C. ridgwayi, 

 Stejneger, from Hawaii; and C. sandvnchensis (Gmelin), 

 from Oahu. 



Mr. Rothschild also exhibited and described the following 

 species : — 



LOXOPS WOLSTENHOLMi;!, Sp. UOV. 



This little species can be at once distinguished from L. coc' 

 cinea (Gm.), and L. ochracea, Rothsch., by its smaller size 

 and the dull cinnabar-red of the upper surface. The rump 

 and belly are also cinnabar, but strongly flushed with orange. 

 Wings and tail brown, each feather bordered on the outer 

 edge with buffy red. Wing 2-2 inches, tail 1-7. 



Hab. Island of Oahu, Sandwich group. 



Named after Henry Palmer^s couipuniun, who shot the only 

 !5l)ecimen at present known. 



