colltcted or observed in the New Hebrides. 
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\Note. —No specimen forwarded. I have several eggs of a 
Megapode from Vate_, sent by the Eev. J. Inglis.—H. B. T.] 
The eggs brought from Vate are of a uniform red-brown^ 
very thin shells^ axis 3" 7”^, diam. 2^^; one is somewhat smaller 
than the other. That from Ambrym is a light fawn-colour^ 
axis 3" diam. 1^' 11''^ Eggs from Savo resemble those 
from Vate in colour and shape; but the birds are said by those 
to whom I have shown the Vate birds to be much larger. 
—E. L. L. 
36. Anas superciliosa^ Gm. 
I only once (on Santo) saw any wild fowl. There was one 
solitary Duck^ which I took to be of this species, and two 
Sandpipers.—L. L. 
I have A. superxiliosa from Aneiteum.—H. B. T. 
~|-37. Strepsilas interpres (L.). 
They certainly were not Golden Plovers {Charadrius fulvus ), 
or Totanus incanus, with both of which I am very familiar. 
— L. L. 
38. Sterna bergii, Licht. 
The only thing in the shape of a Gull or a Tern was this 
widely spread species ; it seemed pretty generally distributed, 
but nowhere common. Amonst the islands I saw no Petrels, 
nor Gannets, nor Frigate-birds, nor Bo’swains.—>L. L. 
Respecting the new species of Porphyrio, I think my re¬ 
verend friend will have to alter his opinion on comparing a 
series from the Fiji, Navagators^, Friendly, and New-Caledo- 
nian Islands, such as I have now before me. I can make out 
no differences except in size. Of course with P. indicus it has 
nothing to do. I imagine that the species is identical in all 
the South-Sea Islands. 
The nest, with the pendent tail,” resembling an inverted 
cone or jelly-bag, is surely that of a Rhipidura, all of which 
have, more or less, the pendent tail.” 
" I annex a table of the distribution of species, as observed 
by my son, in the New Hebrides.—E. L. L. 
P.S. I should be glad to be allowed to correct an error, 
if I have not already done so. At p. 156 of ^ The Ibis,’ 
