Avifauna of New Caledonia. 361 
New Caledonia ! but which was about one third less in size 
than the specimens of the true species I shot in Australia!! 
Other peculiarities struck me at the instant; and on comparing 
the two together I found my suspicions confirmed. 
The underparts are more rufous than in the true R. albiscapa 
of Gould; and the greyish band that intervenes between the 
dark gular patch, or band, and the dirty nankeen of the under¬ 
parts are wanting. If these differences in size and coloration 
are constant in other specimens, I propose to separate the 
species from R. albiscapa , and bestow upon it the cognomen 
R. bulgeri , to perpetuate the name of an old friend and valued A" 
collaborates in Ornithology and other branches of Natural 
History. 
[Mr. Layard has mentioned above the principal authorities 
on New-Caledonian Ornithology known to him, but does not 
appear to be acquainted with the most recent account of the 
birds of that island, which, indeed, seems to have been quite 
overlooked by ornithologists. This is a paper by Mons. E. 
Marie, published in the f Actes de la Societe Linneenne de 
Bordeaux/ tom. xxvii. (1870), and entitled “ Melanges Orni- 
thologiques sur la Eaune dela Nouvelle-Caledonie et descrip¬ 
tion d^une espece nouvelleA It gives, besides the description 
of the new Rhipidura verreauoci above alluded to, a long note 
on the habits of Rhinochetus jubatus. Then follows a catalogue 
of New-Caledonian birds known to the author, which, being 
the most complete list yet drawn out, and being published in 
a not very accessible work, we think it advisable to reprint 
here, both for Mr. Layard’s convenience, and also for the 
benefit of others who may be interested in the ornithology of 
New Caledonia. There can be little doubt that Mons. Marie 
was greatly assisted by the late Jules Yerreaux in its compi¬ 
lation.— Edd.] 
List of New-Caledonian Birds . By E. Marie. 
1. Haliastur sphenurus ( Vieill.). 
2. Pandion leucocephalus 
{Gould). 
3. Urospizias haplocliroa (ScL). 
4. Urospizias approximans ( V. 
SrR). 
5. -torquata ( Cuv .). 
6. Circus maillardi (J. Verr.). 
