155 



15. Ceyx solitaria, Temm. 



16. Alcyone aztjrea, var. lessonii (Cass.). 



Meropid^e. 



] 7. *Merops ornatus. 

 Merops ornatus, Lath. 



Promeropid^e. 



18. Epimachus magnificus, Cuv. 



19. Nectarinia aspasia (Less.). 



20. Nectarinia zenobia (Less.). 



21. # Nectarinia eques (Less.). 



Meliphagid^e. 



22. *Myzomela nigrita, G. R. Gr. P. Z. S. 1858, p. 173. 



23. Ptilotis chrysotis. 



This bird is the same as Tropidorhynchus chrysotis (Less.), and 

 Ptilotis filigera, Gould. See Cat. Mamm. and Birds of N. Guin. 

 pp. 23, 25. 



24. # Ptilotis similis, Homb. & Jacq. 



25. *Ptilotis megarhynchus, G. R. Gr. P. Z. S. 1858, p. 174. 



26. Tropidorhynchus nov^e guinea, Mull. & Schl. 



27. # Entomophila? spilodera, G. R. Gr. 



Olivaceous-grey ; feathers of the crown margined with dull brown ; 

 quills and tail brown ; throat white, spotted with dull brown ; 

 breast and abdomen yellowish-white ; bill and feet pale. 



Length 5", wings 2" 5'". 



LuSCINIID^S. 



28. *Petroica hypoleuca, G. R. Gr. 



Slaty-black ; cheeks, line from nostrils extending above the eyes, 

 bases of the tertials, secondaries, and primaries, and beneath the 

 body, pure white. The white on the cheeks extends up to the mar- 

 gin of the eyes, in a short and narrow band. The black colour 

 continues from the hind-head, and forms a narrow pointed band on 

 each side of the breast. 



Length 5" 9"', wings 3" 3" f . 



TUKDID.E. 



29. * Pitta mackloti, Temm. 



