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Diam. 2'' x 1'' depth 1^'. One single egg in each, pure 
white, rather truncated, axis 9'^', diam. 6'''. 
The next species occurs in the Lifu collection, which does 
not contain the present one, though that does not prove its 
non-existence there. 
COLLOCALIA UROPYGIALIS, G. R. G. 
This is another of our additions to the avifauna. It fre¬ 
quents the forest and timbered country in preference to the 
open grass-lands or town (Noumea), though we have occa¬ 
sionally found it in the latter. E. L. L. observed it sparingly 
at Honailou in November. 
[This is the common species of the New Hebrides.—H. B.T.] 
CoLLocALiA, sp. inc. (C. cinerea, Gm. ?). 
Another species, entirely of a smoky brown, lighter be¬ 
neath, without any white uropygimUj was seen by E. L. L. 
near Noumea. It was probably identical with one brought 
by L. L. from Vate, or Sandwich Island, New Hebrides, 
which we identify with C. cinerea (Gm.). 
[May not this be C. spodiopygia. Peal?—H. B. T.] 
12. Platycercus caledonicus (Gm.). 
Is not this the female of Nymphicus cornutus ? We have 
been unable to learn the existence of more than four species 
of Parrot in the island, of which we have seen specimens, 
viz. Nymphicus cornutus, Cyanorhamphus saisseti, Fsitteu- 
teles diadema, and Trichoglossus massena. 
19. Chalcites lucidus (Gm.). 
We have procured several of these small Shining Cuckoos, 
varying so much that we think we have got one, or more, 
of the species described by Mr. Gould; but this point must 
await comparison of ours with Australian specimens. 
21. Turdus xanthopus, Eorst. 
This Blackbird is not uncommon in the neighbourhood of 
Noumea; but in the island of Lifu it is replaced, apparently, 
by a new and undescribed species, which we propose to dedi¬ 
cate to His Excellency the Governor, Admiral de Pritzbuer, 
to whom we owe the permission to pursue our researches into 
the avifauna of the island and its dependencies :— 
