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Messrs. E. L. and E. L. C. Layard on 
59. Erythrura PsiTTACEA (Gmel.). 
Seems generally distributed, and is a favourite cage-bird. 
It occurs in the Lifu collection; but there is likewise another 
species from that island which seems to us quite new ; unfor¬ 
tunately it is one of M. Guillanton^s specimens, and conse¬ 
quently in very bad order; but enough remains to show that 
it is very distinct. We name it 
Erythrura cyaneifrons, sp. nov. 
General colour above and below green, rather lighter than 
that of the preceding; rump, upper tail-coverts, and tail-feathers 
dull scarlet, not nearly so bright as in the preceding; two cen¬ 
tral feathers elongated; forehead (and cheeks apparently) 
bright blue. There seems to be a narrow black line between 
the bill and the blue of the forehead, and a black patch over 
the lores; but the malpreparation of the specimen prevents 
an accurate description. Bill black ; legs as in the preceding. 
Length 5", wing 2" 3'", tail 2'' 3'", tarse 7'", bill 6'". 
This is not the female of the preceding, of which we have 
shot several; unfortunately the sex is not noted (none of the 
specimens in the collection are sexed); but it looks like a male 
in full plumage. It is a very interesting addition to the avi¬ 
fauna; and if L. L. succeeds in bringing a fair series of this, and 
of the others here indicated, we shall be able to correct any 
errors into which we may have fallen, or to add to our descrip¬ 
tions if necessary. 
Macropygia albiceps (Temm.). 
Mr. Gray (^ Birds of Tropical Islands,^ p. 43) includes this 
Pigeon among the birds of New Caledonia. We have not 
yet seen it; nor is it in M. Marie^s list or in the ^Rev. Zool.^ 
[I can find no authority for including this bird in the fauna 
of New Caledonia. It seems to have crept into Gray^s list in 
error.—H. B. T.] 
63. Carpophaga pacifica (Gm.). 
Quoted by M. Marie as C. mnea, G. R. G. We have a sus¬ 
picion that there are several varieties, if not species, con¬ 
founded under this title. A series from different islands is 
needed to show this. 
