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Show 124 MR. P. L. SCLATER O N HIRDS [Feb. 11, 20. TRINGOIDES HYPOLEUCUS (Linn.). Three skins of this species, or of the Australian form of it, Actitis empusa (Gould, B. Austr. vi. pl. 35). 21. STERNA LUNATA, Peale; Finsch et Hartl. Fauna Centr. Pol. p. 231. A skin of a Tern in transition plumage, which Dr. Finsch has kindly determined for me. After inserting in their places such of these twenty-one species have not been previously recorded by the before-named authorities upon this subject, we shall have the following list of well-authenticated species of birds from the Solomon Islands : - I. PASSERES. Distribution. 1. Sauloprocta melaleuca Papuan subregion. 2. Pachycephala orioloides Peculiar to Solomons. 3. Dicrurus megarhynchus New Ireland. 4. Philemon vulturinus Probably peculiar. 5. Dicceum ceneum Peculiar. 6. Myzomela lafargei Peculiar. 7. solitaria Peculiar. 8. Calornis metallica Papuan subregion. 9. fulvipennis Peculiar. 10. Gracula kreffti New Ireland. II. PICARIAE. 11. Eurystomus crassirostris Probably peculiar. 12. Todirhamphus chloris Papuan subregion and India. 13. leucopygius Peculiar. 14. Buceros ruficollis Papuan subregion. 15. Centropus ateralbus Ne*w Ireland. 16. milo Peculiar. III. PSITTACI. 17. Cacatua goffini Probably peculiar. 18. ducorpsii Peculiar. 19. Nasiterna pusio Peculiar. 20. Geoffroius heteroclitus Peculiar. 21. Lorius chlorocercus Peculiar. 22. hypanochrous Lousiade Islands. 23. Eos cardinalis Peculiar. 24. Trichoglossus massence New Caledonia and New Hebrides. IV. ACCIPITRES. 25. Athene variegata New Ireland. 26. teeniata Peculiar. V. COLUMBAE. 27. Carpophaga rubricera New Ireland. 28. pistrinaria Peculiar. 29. Macropygia crassirostris Peculiar. 30. Philonopus eugeniee Peculiar. VI. GRALLAE. 31. Ballus intactus Peculiar. 32. Tringoides hypoleucus Generally distributed. |
