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M uscitrjea macrocephala. A male with the upperside 

 dull whitish-buff, with a narrow black collar, the primary- 

 quills, several of the rectrices, and a few spots also sooty- 

 black ; the underside whitish-buff, the breast with a large 

 irregular black patch, and the abdomen orange-buff. Can- 

 terbury, New Zealand, 1873. 



Anthornis melanura. A specimen with cinnamon 

 plumage, washed more strongly with yellow on the under- 

 side ; the tail and wings whitish-buff : Nelson, New Zealand, 

 1822. A female with white plumage washed with lemon- 

 yellow, strongest on the abdomen : Canterbury, New Zea- 

 land, 1873. 



Muscicapa striata. A male in white plumage. Re- 

 ceived September 1906 j died May 1907. Great Britain. 



Rhjpidura rufofrontata. A female with the upperside 

 mostly white, the forehead rufous with a few white feathers, 

 the nape brown, a few brown feathers on the head, the 

 secondaries and four of the primary-quills white; the upper 

 tail-coverts rufous, and the tail broadly tipped with white. 

 Iris, bill, and feet normally coloured. Rendova, Solomon 

 Islands, 6.ii.04 {A. S. Meek). 



Sylvia subalpina. A male with the general colour very 

 pale ; the occiput and collar white, several of the rectrices 

 white; the throat and upper breast pure white. Pisa, 

 (E. H. Giglioli). 



Acrocephalus scho]:nob^enus. A male in white plumage 

 with a slight sulphur tinge. Tring Reservoirs, 12. ix. 05. 



Acrocephalus stentoreus. A male with the upperparts 

 largely mixed with white ; the tail white ; the wings 

 cinnamon-brown ; the underparts white, tinged with yellow, 

 and with a few scattered pale brown feathers. Wadi 

 Natroon, Egypt. 



Campephilus melanoleucus. A specimen with the head 

 crimson and the crown greyish-cinnamon ; the neck, back, 



