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Show 736 DR. O. FINSCH ON THE [Nov. 6, 25 (i. e. A. tabuensis), from Tongatabu, and appeared to be not at common: only two specimens were obtained: These seem smaller, and altogether a variety when compared with those from Tongatabu."--/. M. . The distinctive characters of this species (which, following Peale, we formerly erroneously described as the true A. tabuensis) I have explained in my paper on the birds of Eua (see below). No. Long in, 41. 3 42. 3 8. 4 25. 4 9. 4 ;.al. Lin. 8 5 0 3 1 caud. in. lin. 2 1 2 0 2 3 2 6 2 5 rost . a front. lin. 7 A. vitiensis. H 8 A. tabuensis 7 71 The comparison of the dimensions between the Fiji and Tonga specimens, given above, will show a considerable difference : but I must remark that they cannot stand as of specific value ; for I have measured specimens from Tonga as small as those from Fiji, and also large specimens from Fiji. 20. CHRYSCENA VICTOR, Gould. Chryscena victor, Finsch, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 733, et 1875, 557 ; id. Journ. Museum Godeffroy, Heft xii. (1876) p. 10; Layard, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 437. An old specimen in full plumage from Taviuni. 21. CHRYSO;NA VIRIDIS, Layard. Chryscena viridis, P. Z. S. 1875, pp. 151 et437. No. 55. Kandavu. " Sex not certain. Eyes yellow ; legs violet; bill green." No. 56. Kandavu. No. Bl. Kandavu. " Male. Bill green ; legs violet; eyes white. Stomach contained green fruit with stones." No. 91. Kandavu. " Male. Eyes white; bill green; legs violet." No. 92. Kandavu. "Male. Stomach contained a fruit about the size of a cherry, with a large hard stone. Shot August 6."-J. M. This well-marked species, distinguished by the yellow head and under tail-coverts, is not the young of C. luteovirens, as erroneously supposed by me (Journ. Mus. Godeffr. Heft xii. p. 10). It seems to be confined to the island of Kandavu, and was first discovered, as Mr. Layard notices, by the • Challenger' Expedition. 22. COLUMBA VITIENSIS, Quoy & Gaimard. Columba vitiensis, F. & H. Ornith. Central-Polyn. p. 137, t. xi. f. 2; Layard, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 437, et 1876, p. 496. No. 54. Male. Kandavu. " Eyes yellow ; legs and upper part reddish, and beak, except tip, red." No. 97. Male. Kandavu. " Legs and eyes red, eyelid red; bill, base red, tip green. The stomach contained the seeds of the |