the Avifauna of New Caledonia. 259 
Total length (skin) 4" wing 2" 5'"^ tail 1^' tarse 8'"^ 
bill 8"'. 
[Note. In all the scarlet-baeked speeies of Myzomela I find 
individuals^ probably immature^ in which the scarlet on the 
back is interrupted.—H. B. T.] 
57. ZosTEROPs XANTHOCHROA^ Gr. B. Gray. 
58. ZosTEROPs GRiSEiNOTA, G. B. Gray. 
Both these species are found round Noumea ; but in Lifu 
they seem to be replaced by two entirely new species_, the 
largest and smallest of the genus we have yet met with. We 
commence with the smallest^ which we call 
ZoSTEROPS MINUTA^ Sp. nOV. 
Upper parts all a bright yellow tinged with green, brightest 
on the front of the head; forehead as far as the eyes bright 
yellow; eyelids white, as usual, but with a narrow black line 
under the lower lid; chin, throat, chest, centre of belly, and 
under tail-coverts bright yellow; sides of belly and flanks 
buflp; wing- and tail-feathers grey-brown, edged with the 
colour of the back. Length 3" 8"', wing 2!^ 1"', tail 1'^ 6'^', 
tarse 8'", bill 6"'. 
The other we designate 
ZoSTEROPS INORNATA, Sp. nOV. 
Head above dull green j back obscure sepia, faintly tinged 
with green j no white eyelid visible ; wing- and tail-feathers 
same as the back, but externally edged with green; chin 
greyish; throat and chest dirty greenish; sides of chest sepia- 
brown ; flanks inclining to buff; centre of belly pale sepia; bill 
above very dark brown, below pale. Length 5'' 6"', wing 3^' 1'", 
tail 2'' 4'", tarse 11^'', bill 11''', very strong and sharp-pointed. 
The obscure colours of this bird render a description 
of it very difficult; but when lying in company with others 
from these islands it is most conspicuous, from its sombre 
livery and robust shape. The label bears the native name 
Sinekato.^^ 
ZosTEROPs MELANOPS, G. B. Gray, B. Trop. I. p. 15, 
is omitted from M. Marie^s list; we have not seen it. Mr. 
Gray [loc. cit.) states it is from the Loyalty Islands. 
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