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Show 1879.] DURE-OF-YORK ISLAND. 447 represented in the former collections1, there are several novel and interesting birds in the present consignment, to which I wish to draw special attention, and which show that the avifauna of this district is by no means yet completely known to us. The total number of skins in the present Collection, including some just previously received in a letter, is 59, belonging to 41 species. Every skin being labelled with an exact date and locality, it will be advisable to give a complete list of the species. * 1. Graucalus sclateri, Salvad New Ireland. * 2. Graucalus subliueatus, sp. nov Topaia, N e w Ireland. 3. Dicrurus leemostictus, Scl New Britain. * 4. Pachycephala melanura, Gould Palakuuru Island. *5. Myzomela sclateri, Forbes Palakuuru Island. * 6. Myzomela cineracea, sp. nov New Britain. * 7. Myzomela erythrina, Ramsay New Ireland. 8. Philemon cockerelli, Scl New Britain. * 9. Bonacicola spectabilis, sp. nov New Britain. *10. Munia forbesi, sp. nov Topaia, N e w Ireland. 11. Dendrochelidon mystacea (Less.) Duke-of-York group. *12. Collocalia, sp. inc Duke -of-York group. *13. Caprimulgus macrurus New Britain. *14. Eurijstopodus sp. inc. (pullus) Topaia, N e w Ireland. * 15. Alcyone pusilla (Temm.) Wood Harbour, N ew Ireland. 16. Halcyon sanctus, Vig. and Horsf. Duke-of-York group. *17. Scythrops novce-hollandice Duke-of-York group. 18. Cacomantis sp. inc. (jr.) Duke-of-York group. *19. Chrysococcyx lucidus (Gm.) New Ireland. 20. Lorius hypcenochrous, Gray New Britain. 21. Trichoglossus masscnce, B p New Ireland. 22. Ninox variegata (Q, et G.) Topaia, N e w Ireland. *23. Ninox jacquinoti, B p New Britain. *24. Henicopernis longicauda (Garn.) New Britain. 25. Baza reinwardti (Mull, et Scl.) New Ireland. *26. Falco lunulatus, Lath Duke-of-York group. *27. Astur torquatus (Temm.) New Ireland. 28. Astur etorques (Salvad.) New Britain. 29. Carpophaga van-wycki, Cassin Duke-of-York group. 30. OHdirhinus insolitus (Schl.) Duke-of-York group. 31. Phlogcenas Johannes, Sclater ... Duke-of-York group. 32. Macropygia carteretia, Up New Britain and Duke-of-York group. 33. Macropygia nigrirostris, Salvad Duke-of-York group. *34. Excalfactoria chinensis (Linn.) Duke-of-York group. *35. Amaurornis moluccana (Wallace) Duke-of-York group. 36. Charadrius fulvus (Gm.) Makado, Duke-of-York group. 37. Mgialitis dubia (Scop.) Topaia, N e w Ireland. 38. Numenius uropygialis, Gould Duke-of-York group. 39. Totanus incanus (Gm.) Duke-of-York group. 40. Tringoides hypoleucus (Linn.) Duke-of-York group. 41. Sterna fuliginosa (Gm.) Duke-of-York group. * The species thus marked have not been represented in Mr. Brown's former collections. 1. GRAUCALUS SCLATERI, Salvad. ; Sharpe, Cat. iv. p. 40. A female of this species, differing from the type (now in the Bremen Museum), which is doubtless a male, in its ashy grey lores 1 See P. Z. S. 1877, p. 96, 1878, p. 289, and 1878, p. 670. |