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Show 1881.] MR. SCLATER ON TWO BIRDS FROM NEW BRITAIN. 451 It appeared therefore that in two years these four animals had increased as follows:- Height Circumference at shoulder. of front foot. Weight. ft. in. in. cwt. qr. lb. Jung Pershad 10 4 14 1 0 Sulfa Culli 8 1 8 1 12 Rustum 4 3 20 2 Omar 10 4 8 0 16 The Secretary also read an extract of a letter from the Maharajah of Bulrampur, dated 23rd October, 1880, addressed to Sir Joseph Fayrer, K.C.S.I., which showed the exact age of Suffa Culli. It stated that she was born in the Maharajah's kheddah after her mother's capture, on the 23rd of April, 1871. Jung Pershad had been given to the Prince of Wales in the Terai of Nepaul by Sir Jung Bahawdur in Feb. 1876, at which time he was believed to be about six years old. Mr. Sclater laid on the table five birdskins which had been accidentally misplaced among other collections of the ' Challenger Expedition,' and consequently had not been included in his reports on this subject. These skins, which had been obtained by the Rev. G. Brown, C.M.Z.S., from the island of Rotumeh, and presented to the Naturalists of the ' Challenger,' belonged to the following species :- 1. Pinarolestes vitiensis (Hartl.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. iii. p. 299 ; or a subspecies of this form. 2. Lalagepaciflca (Gm.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. iv. p. 97. 3. Myzomela chermesina, G. R. Gray; Forbes, P.Z.S. 1878, p. 351, et 1879, p. 273. Two examples of this fine species. 4. Strepsilas interpres, Linn. Mr. Sclater observed that three species were thus to be added to the list of known birds of Rotumeh as given by Mr. Forbes, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 351. Mr. Sclater also laid upon the table two birds which had been obtained in N e w Britain by Mr. Kleinschmidt, the collector of the Museum Godeffroy in New Britain, and had been forwarded to Mr. Sclater for determination by Mr. Schmeltz, of the Museum Godeffroy. Mr. Sclater considered both these birds to be referable to unde-scribed species, and proposed to characterize them as follows :- 1. TRICHOGLOSSUS RUBRIGULARIS, sp. nov. Trichoglossus rufigularis, Kleinschm. in litt. Supra viridis, alis intiis nigris extus dorso concoloribus, subtus dilutior, et preecipue in gutture et in lateribus flavicantior ; gula summd coccineo-rubrd,- capitis lateribus la?te gramineo-viridibus alarum pagind inferiore schistaceo-nigrd, remigum pogoniis inter- |