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2. RhIPIDURA SANCTA^ sp. 11. 
Similis R. verreauxi ex Nova Calecloiiia, sed pileo et facie 
laterali nigricautibus, gutture et pnepectore griseo- 
albidis, hoc sparsius nigro maculato distinguenda. Long, 
tot. 7'5 poll., culm. 0’65, alse 3'1, caudse 3’5, tarsi 0’9. 
Hah. lus. ' Espiritu Santo ^ dicta. 
3. ClYTORHYNCHUS GRISESCENS, sp. 11. 
Similis C. pachycephaloidi, sed loris, facie laterali, gutture et 
prmpectore grisesceutibus distinguendus. Loiig. tot. 
8'8 poll., culm. 0*95, alae 3-4-, caudae 3 05, tarsi 07. 
Hab. Ins. ‘ Espiritu Santo ^ dicta. 
4. Clytorhynciius vatensis, sp. n. 
Similis C. pachycephaloidi, sed rostro longiore, loris et facie 
laterali fuscescentibus, rainirne iiigris, subcaudalibus 
albido marginatis distinguendus. Long. tot. 7'5 poll., 
culm. 1'05, ala? 3'6, caudse 3‘3, tarsi 0’9. 
Hab. Ins. 'Vate’ dicta. 
5. GlYCIPHILA NOTABILIS, sp. n. 
Statura G.fasciata; (Forst.) ex Nova Caledonia, sed gastraeo 
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. 1 '3, alae 
3’5, caudae 2‘95, tarsi 1’2. 
Hab. in ins. ' Vanua Lava ^ dicta. 
6. Halcyon farquhari, sp. n. 
Similis H. leucopygio, sed uropygio ultramarino dorso con- 
colore distinguendus : torque collari albo : pileo nigro, 
fascia superciliari supra-parotica ultrarnarina : 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. ‘ Malikolo ’ et ' Espiritu Santo ’ dictis. 
Obs. Ad sectionem Alcedinidarum ‘ 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 : — 
