44 THE PROCEEDINGS OP THE LINNEAN SOCIETY in others ; bill black ; lower mandible whitish ; legs and feet dark lead blue ; iris light brown; total length, 6*2 inches; wing, 3*2 ; tail, 3*75 ; tarsus, 04 ; bill from gape, 0*55 ; from forehead, 0*4 ; from nostril, 03. The sexes are alike in plumage, but the female appears to have a greater extent of olive-brown on the flanks and sides. In actions and habits they closely resemble the R. albiscapa of New South Wales, being seldom seen in the " opens," usually confining themselves to the dense brushes and thickly wooded parts. The above described new species were discovered by Mr. Charles Pearce in the Fiji Islands ; and now form part of the magnificent collection at Elizabeth Bay. I am indebted to Mr. William Macleay, F.L.S., for the privilege of describing these new and interesting forms. Mr. Brazier exhibited six rare species of Cyproea ( Walkeri, staphyloma, limacina, miliaris, quadrimaculata, and asellus) from Darnley Island, and a new Helix from Hall Sound, New Guinea. MONDAY, 27th DECEMBER, 1875. * William Macleay, Esq., President, in the Chair. Mr. Masters communicated the following Paper : — ZOOLOGY OF THE " CHE VEBT."— ORNITHOLOGY. Part I. I have been requested by Mr. Macleay to undertake the identification and description of the Birds collected during the voyage of the " Chevert" on the north-east coast of New Holland, and the southern shores of New Guinea, during the months of June, July, August, and September of this year.
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