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much as I am not aware of the existence of any separate 
paper on the avifauna of this group. 
Unfortunately the box was about a year on its way to me, 
and the greater part of the contents, especiaily the parcel 
from Erromanga, have been utterly destroyed by damp and 
sea-water—so much so that many of the specimens are 
reduced to a mass of pulp, and utterly unrecognizable. Of 
those that have escaped utter destruction there seem to be 
twenty-seven species; only one, however, of these is new to 
science. 
1. Srrrx pELicatuua, Gould. 
The collection contains two specimens, with the remark, 
“lives in woods and not much seen. Native name ‘ Nalith- 
mot.’” ‘The specimens no way vary from others | possess from 
Australia, Fiji, and the Samoa Islands. I may mention in 
passing that, though the Pacific specimens I have seen are 
for the most part of a much purer white on the lower surface 
than the British Strix flammea, yet one from Samoa is as 
much spotted as many English specimens. ‘The specimens 
are from Aneiteum. 
2. CoLLOcALIA URoPYGIALIS, G, R. Gray. 
This is one of the brightest-coloured species of the group. 
The whole upper surface has a fine resplendent sheen; and 
the pure white rump is very conspicuous. The lower surface 
is white slightly mottled with grey. The bird is figured in 
Brenchley’s ‘Cruise of the Curacoa.’ There are specimens 
from Aneiteum and Aniwa; and it is stated to be plentiful. 
Native name “ Jumat-juma.” : 
~ 8. Hatcyon suuia, Heine. 
Of this pretty Kingfisher there are specimens from Erro- 
manga, Aneiteum, and Aniwa, It would seem to be one of 
the most abundant species in the group. There are speci- 
mens of the young as well as of the adult, corresponding well 
with Mr. Sharpe’s figure in his “ Alcedinidz,” excepting that 
the collar is of a deeper chestnut and very clearly defined. 
Mr. Inglis merely states of it that it lives near the shore, and 
is known to the natives of Aneiteum as “ Nedeng.” ° 

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