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latter be the Aru Island Euldbeornis, Diggles's name will 

 displace E. sharpei Rothschild and Hartert. 



2. " Short Notices of Two Birds new to the Australian 

 Fauna," by S. Diggles, Proc. Queensl. Philos. Soc, 1S74. 



I gather that the first was a supposed new species of 

 Nectarinia which was not specifically named by Diggles ; 

 while the second is called Ptilonopus chrysogaster, new 

 species. I have no note of any reference to this in 

 recent literature. 



3. " Description of Four New Australian Birds, with 

 habits of Menum alberti" by S. Diggles, Proc. Queensl. 

 Philos. Soc, 1874, Paper 2, pp. 5-7. 



In this paper are described Alcyone bella, Alcyone 

 assimilis, Ardeita cockerilli, and Ardetta nigra. I have not 

 previously noted any reference to these in recent literature. 

 It will thus be seen that though four of Diggles's names 

 have been satisfactorily traced, there still remain seven 

 names to be accounted for. Two have been noted by 

 Ramsay as being apparently extra-Australian, but the 

 remaining five I know nothing of, save the information 

 here given ; and I have to again ask for help in locating 

 these names. 



It has been a great pleasure to record such an un- 

 expected and speedy response to my previous inquiry, 

 and I am hoping that this note will bring forward as 

 gratifying results. 



Gregory M. Mathews. 



