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2. Khipidura sancta, sp. n. 



Similis R. verreauxi ex Nova Caledonia, scd pileo et facie 

 laterali nigricantibus, gutture et praepectore griseo- 

 albidis, hoc sparsius nigro maeulato distinguenda. Long, 

 tot. 75 poll., culm. 0*65, alse 8*1, caudse 35, tarsi 09. 

 Hab. Ins. 'Espiritu Santo' dicta. 



3. Clytorhynchus grisescens, sp. n. 



Similis C. pachycephaloidi, scd loris, facie laterali, gutture et 

 praeuectore grisesceutibus distinguendus. Long. tot. 

 8-8 poll., culm. 0-95, alte 3- 1, caudse 3 05, tarsi 07. 

 Hab. Ins. ' Espi-ritu Santo ' dicta. 



4. Clytohhynchus vatensis, sp. n. 



Similis C. pachycephaloidi, sed rostro longiore, loris et facie 

 laterali fuscescentibus, minirne nigris, subcaudalibus 

 albido marginatis distinguendus. Long. tot. 75 poll., 

 culm. 1"05, ala? 3'6, caudae 3"3, tarsi 0*9. 

 Hab. Ins. ' Vate ' dicta. 



5. GLYCIPHILA NOTABILIS, Sp. U. 



Statura G.fasciata (Forst.) ex Nova Caledonia, sed gastrneo 

 pallide cinereo, corporis lateribus cinerascentibus, 

 brunneo striatis, distinguenda. Notaeo brunneo, con- 

 colore, pileo nigricante, supercilio punctatim albo-macu- 

 lato, facie laterali quoque nigricante, minute albido 

 punctulata, insignis. Long. tot. 7'5 poll., culm. 13, alae 

 3*5, caudae 2 - 95, tarsi l - 2. 

 Hab. in ins. f Vanua Lava' dicta. 



6. Halcyon farquhari, sp. n. 



Similis H. leucopygio, sed uropygio ultramarino dorso con- 

 colore distinguendus : torque collari albo : pileo nigro, 

 fascia supereiliari supra-parotica ultramarina : gutture 

 toto et colli lateribus albis : praepectore et gastraeo 

 reliquo aurantiaco-cinnamomeis. Long. tot. 8 - 2 poll., 

 culm. 1*5, alae 3*45, caudae 2 - 3, tarsi 0'5. 

 Hab. Ins. c Malikolo ' et f Espiritu Santo ' dictis. 

 Obs. Ad sectionem Alcedinidarum c Cyanalcyon ' dictam 

 referendus, et forsan Cyanalcyon farquhari dicendus. 



Mr. Sclater gave a short account of his recent journey 

 to the Cape of Good Hope, and concluded with the following 

 remarks on some of the birds of the Cape Peninsula : — 



