48 Christmas Island. 



Order CORACIIFOEMES. 



Sub-Order CYPSELI. 

 23. CoUocalia natalis. 



Collocalia natalis, Lister, P.Z.S., 1888, p. 520 ; Hartert, Cat, B. Brit. Mus., ivi, 

 p. 511 (1892) ; id., Tierreich, Lief, i, Aves, Macropt., p. 70 (1897). 



^0. 28, ad. Plying Fish Cove, August, 1897. 



9 ad. Fljdng Fish Cove, IN'ovember 24, 1897. 



^ S 9 ^^' flying Fish Cove, :N'ovember 25, 1897. 



9 ad. Flying Fish Cove, December 28, 1897. 



ad. Flj^ng Fish Cove, February 15, 1898. 



(J 9 9 ad. Flying Fish Cove, March 4, 1898. 



6" (? § 9 ? ad. Flying Fish Cove, March 7, 1898. 



The series brought home by Mr. Andrews confirmed the 

 characters of the species, but the differences between C. natalis 

 and C. neglecta are not very strongly pronounced. 



Order COCCYGES. 



Sub-Order CUCULT. 

 24. Chalcococcyx basalis. 



Chaleoeoccyx basalis (Horsf.), Shelley, Cat. B. Brit. Mus., xix, p. 294 (1891). 



A single immature female in full moult. This species has not 

 before been obtained on Christmas Island. 



Order P AS SE HI F RMES . 



Family MOTACILLID^. 



25. Motacilla melanope. 



Motacilla melanope, Pall. : Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus., i, p. 497 (1885). 



S ad. Flpng Fish Cove, October 7, 1897. 



Iris blue-black. On the shore. Stomach contained small marine 

 worms. 



Also not recorded from Christmas Island previously. 



26. Motacilla flava. 



Motacilla Jlava, Linn.: Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus., x, p. 516, pi. vi, figs. 3-5 

 (1885). 



No. 49, ^ imm. Flying Fish Cove, October, 1897. 

 a, h, imm. Flying Fish Cove. 



Three young bii'ds, evidently procured" on migration. 



