260 THE BIRDS OF THE FIJI ISLANDS. 



MYIAGRA AZUREOCAPILLA, Layard, sp. n. 



(The Blue-headed Flycatcher.) 



This new addition to the genus Myiagra* was made by Mr. E. L. Layard, 

 Administrator of the Government of the Colony of Fiji, who says (Ibis, 

 3rd ser. vol. v. Oct. 1875, p. 434): — 



" MyIAGRA AZUREOCAPILLA, Sp. U. 



" c?. General colour above dark sombre blue ; tail and wing-primaries 

 black, the latter externally edged with the blue of the back ; top of the head 

 and cheeks from below the eye rich azure-blue ; a black band extends from 

 over the nostrils and passes round the nape of the neck, including the eye 

 in its breadth ; chin, throat, and chest dark rich chocolate-brown, reddest 

 on the chin ; remainder of the underparts bluish white. Length 6" 3'", 

 wing 3" 3"', tail 3", tarsus 10'", bill 9'". Beak orange; legs slate-colour; 

 iris dark horn. 



" ? . General colour above chocolate-brown ; top of head bluish ; cheeks 

 chocolate and white ; tail and wing-primaries brownish black, the latter 

 edged externally with the chocolate of the back, the former more or less 

 tipped with white, most visible on the underside ; chin, throat, and chest as 

 in the male, but not so dark, being almost red. This colour extends down 

 the flanks and tinges the remainder of the underparts, which are white. In 

 the bill the upper mandible is dark horn, the under orange. 



" I propose to call this pretty Flycatcher Myiagra azureocapilla, from 

 the lengthened azure-coloured feathers on the top of the head. It was first 

 obtained by Mr. Liardet, in the north of the island Taviuni in this group, and 

 near the same locality by my son, Mr. Leopold Layard. The latter informs 



* From fivla, a fly, and a.'ypa, a capture. 



