-124- The 'Blonde' party saw a "blue and white heron" on Mauiki; without doubt this species. ANATIDAE. ?Anas, species. Mauiki: 'Blonde' party. The 'Blonde' party saw a "fine duck" on Mauiki, Aug. 9, 1825; this was probably one of the subspecies of superciliosa. MUSCICAPIDAE. "Monarcha" dimidiata Hartlaub & Finsch. (Type loc.: Rarotonga.) Rarotonga: Garrett; Ogilvie-Grant (1901). This was described as a Monarcha, and later placed in the Hawaiian genus Chasiempis, but in all probability it belongs to a distinct group. "EULABETIDAE." Aplonis cinerascens Hartlaub & Finsch. (Type loc.: Rarotonga.) Rarotonga: Garrett; Wilson; Ogilvie-Grant. Wilson, who was at Rarotonga in 1904, found it still fairly abundant, though he was of the opinion that the native birds were doomed to extinc- tion in a few years, owing to the increasing cultivation of bananas and cocoanuts; meaning, probably that new land is cleared for planting, and in this way wiping out the remaining forest. The 'Blonde' party met with a "starling" at Mauiki, on Aug. 9, 1825; possibly this species.