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Show 830 DR. G. HARTLAUB ON BIRDS FROM THE PACIFIC. [NOV. 14, 7. MONARCHA FULVIVENTRIS, n. sp. Pallide cinerea, alis et cauda subfuscescentibus; pectore, abdomine, subalaribus et subcaudalibus dilute fulvo-cinnamomeis; rostro plumbeo, tomiis et apice pallidioribus; pedibus, ut videtur, pallidis ; iride rubra. Long. 8", rostr. a fr. 7'", alse 3" 4'", caudse 2" 9'", tars. 9'". One specimen from the Echiquier group. Perhaps a female. Nearly allied to M. inornata of Lesson, which I have not seen. But the colour of the abdomen is by no means a " brun marron," and the secondary remiges are without a trace of the ferruginous margin so conspicuous in the figure given by Lesson and Garnot (Zool. Coq. pl. 15. f. 1). Another bird of very similar colouring is Monarcha cinerascens (Temm.), of Timor. 8. CALORNIS KITTLITZII, Finsch & Hartl., Beitr. z. Faun. Central- Polyn. p. 109. Lamprotornis columbinus, Kittl. Four specimens from the Caroline Islands. "Kinis" inc. Iris yellow. An Ualan specimen is in the Bremen collection. The younger bird is more brownish, and has much less of the greenish metallic gloss. The naturalists of the 'Novara' Expedition collected this species on the island of Puynipet, Semiavin group. It seems to be distributed over the whole archipelago of the Carolines. 9. CARPOPHAGA OCEANICA, Less. Two specimens from the Pelew group. " Kajep " incol. "Eyes red, with a yellow margin." For interesting biological details of this widely distributed Pigeon see Von Kittl. Reise, i. p. 377 ; for a full account of it conf. Finsch et Hartl. Beitr. Faun. Central-Polyn. p. 142. A good reduced figure is given by Kittlitz (Kupfert. t. 33. f. 1). 10. MEGAPODIUS SENEX, n. sp. Ad. Pileo et nucha dilute canis, nonnihil brunnescentibus ; capitis lateribus colloque toto in fundo nudiuscufo rubro sparsim plu-mosis; collo et interscapulio nigricanti-sc.histaceis; corpore reliquo obscure plumbeo-olivascente ; rostro gracili, flavo ; flavis, digitis et unguibus nigris. Long, circa 11", rostr. a fr. 7'", alse 6" 3'", caudse 2" 1'", tars. 2" 3'", dig. med. c. ung. 2" \<". One specimen from the Pelew group. All my efforts to reduce this species to any of the described have been fruitless. 11. MEGAPODIUS EREMITA, n. sp. Dorso, alis et cauda olivascenti-fuscis, cauda distinctius rufescente; collo et gastrceo toto magis cinerascentibus; abdomine |