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General plumage above dark brown, shading into orange-rufous 

 on the side of the neck. Quills showing inner webs brownish, outer 

 webs dull orange-rufous, bauded with brown. Entire underparts 

 pale orange-rufous mottled with light brown, whitening somewhat 

 on the throat and abdomen. Face deep gray; an ante-orbital spot 

 of black; circle of feathers around the face dark chestnut; bordered 

 with black on the throat. Tarsus not feathered to the feet. Length 13;50 ; 

 wing 10; tail 4,60; tarsus 2,45. 



Hab.: Santo Domingo. 



26. Strix sororcula. 



P. L. Sclater, Proc. Z. S. London 1883, p. 52. 



Supra terreno-fusca flavicante variegata, et punctis rotundis 

 albis regulariter aspersa; disco fuciali amplo albo, margine nigricanti- 

 bruuneo cicumdata; macula anteoculari nigricante; remigibus fuscis, 

 nigro transfasciatis ; in pogoniis externis fulvo maculatis et albido 

 vermiculatis ; cauda nigricante, taeniis quinque fulvis transfasciata 

 et albido vermiculata ; subtus alba, praecipue in ventre maculis 

 rotundis nigris fulvo cinctis aspersa, subalaribus ventre concoloribus ; 

 tarsis postice fere omnino plumulis obtectis, antice digitos versus 

 setis paucis obsitis; rostro et pedibus carneis. Long, tota 11,5; 

 ala 8,5; caudae 3,5; tarsi 2,2. 



Hab.: Larat, inss. Tenimberensium. 



Obs.: Species 8. novae hollandiae affinis et ejusdem formae, 

 sed crassitie valde minore, tarsorum plumis brevioribus et dorsi punctis 

 rotundioribus distinguenda. 



Fam. MICROPSITTÄCIDAE. 



27. Nasiterna Mortoni. 



E. P. Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales. Vol. 7, p. 35. 

 [Very near to N. Finsclii but with rose tint on the feathers 

 round the lower mandible]. 

 Hab: Solomon Islands. 



Fam. PALAEORNITHIDAE. 



28. Tany gnathus suhaffinis. 



P. L. Sclater, Proc. Z. S. London 1883, p. 53. 



Flavicanti-viridis , in pileo et capitis lateribus prasinus, in 

 dorso postico caeruleo lavatus ; alis viridibus ; scapularium apicibus, 

 campterio alari extus et tectricum majorum marginibus caeruleis; 

 secundariorum tectricibus flavo marginatis ; cauda supra viridi, apice 

 flavicante, subtus obscure aurulento ; subalaribus viridibus caeruleo 

 mixtis, alarum pagina inferiore nigricante ; rostro ruberrimo ; pedibus 

 nigris: Long, tota 13,0; alae 9,5; caudae 6,0. 



Hab.: Larat, inss. Tenimberensium. 



Obs.: Species T. affini maxime affinis, sed dorso flavicante 

 viridi vix caeruleo lavato, diversa. 



Fam. CONURIDAE. 



29. Brotogerys panychlorus. 



Salvin und Godman, Ibis (5). Vol. 1, p. 211, T. 9, flg. 1. 

 Viridis, subtus dilutior, regione parotica flava, loris et mento 



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