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south from New Caledonia, the first Albatross I saw was 
about 200 miles south of that place, which seemed to be a 
long way north; it looked like Diomedea eoculans in size.” 
Circus wolfi Gurney; Wiglesw. x4ves Polyn. p. 3 (1891); 
Sharpe, Hand-1. B. i. p. 246 (1899). 
No. 75. d imm. Fila, Efat£ [Vate], July 25, 1899.— Bill 
plumbeous, darkest at tip; base of culmen yellowish 
green ; cere blue ; feet yellow ; iris golden yellow. 
Strix lulu Peale; Sharpe, Hand-1. B. i. p. 301 (1899). 
Strix flammea lulu Wiglesw. t. c. p. 3 (1891). 
No. 96. S a d. Hoy Head, Espiritu Santo, Aug. 7, 1899.— 
Bill fleshy white, yellowish at base; feet dirty yellow ; 
iris dark. 
[I saw two Owls, apparently of this species, at Erromanga. 
—A.M.F.] 
Trichoglossus massena Bp.; Wiglesw. t. c. p. 7 (1891). 
Nos. 3, 14. Sandwich Bay, Mallicollo.— Bill red-orange; 
feet powdery black; iris bright golden red with dark 
centre. Feeding on coco-nut palm. 
[Common in all the islands, going generally in pairs, and 
feeding in the flowering trees.—A. M. F.] 
Hypocharmosyna palmarum (Gm.); Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. 
Mus. xx. p. 78 (1891). 
Nos. 92, 93. <$ a d. Elephant Island, Espiritu Santo, 
Aug. 6, 1899.—Bill red-orange ; feet dull orange; iris 
bright yellow. 
No. 97. S ad. No. 98. ? $ ad. Dip Point, Ambryn, 
Aug 15, 1899. 
Seen several times on Ambryn ; also at Hoy Head, on 
Espiritu Santo, and on Vanua Lava. Not very common 
anywhere. Feeds in the flowering trees. 
Nos. 106, 107. d ? a d. Yanna Lava, Banks Island, 
Sept. 11, 1899. 
Cacomantis SCH1 STACeigularis, sp. nov. 
C. similis C. simo, sed ubique saturation gutture toto sordide 
schistaceo, et rectricibus externis haud albo trans- 
fasciatis distinguenda. Long. tot. 10*1 poll.; culm. 0 9, 
alae 5‘1; caudse 5*1; tarsi O'9. 
