reflections of light:  several of the feathers also among the other coverts have the same spots on them, but are irregularly placed:  the quills are brown, with the inner webs, from the middle to the base, pale rufous; as are the sides of the body and all the under wing coverts:  the tail consists of sixteen feathers; the two middle ones are brown, the others pale lead, or dove colour, with a bar of black near the tips:  the bill is of a dull red:  the forehead very pale, nearly white, passing a little way under the eye:  the chin and throat pale grey:  the legs are red.

This bird inhabits Norfolk Island; and is clearly a non-descript species.

White-fronted Heron.  Order VII.  Cloven-footed.  Genus LXV.

This is little more than half the size of the common Heron:  length 28 inches:  the general colour of the plumage is bluish ash, inclining to lead colour:  top of the head black, and a trifle crested; the forehead, sides of the head, chin, and throat white, passing downwards, and finishing in a point about the middle of the neck before:  on the lower part of the neck the feathers are long and loose, and of a pale rufous cinnamon colour; all the under parts of the body also incline to this last colour, but are much paler:  the quills and tail are dark lead colour, nearly black:  on the back the feathers are long and narrow, and hang part of the way on the tail:  the bill is four inches long, and black; but the base half of the under mandible is yellowish:  the legs are formed as in other herons, of a yellowish brown colour, and the claws are black.

This bird was sent from Port Jackson in New Holland, and as it has not been noticed by any author, we consider it as a new species.

Wattled Bee-eater.  Order ii.  Pies.  Genus XXVI.

The size of this bird is nearly that of a cuckow:  length fourteen inches and a half:  the bill one inch long, and of nearly the same shape and size as in the Poe Bird; the colour black:  the general colour of the plumage is brown, palest on the under parts; most of the feathers are pointed in shape, and have a streak of white down the middle:  the fore part of the head, as far as the eyes, is smooth, but the rest of the head appears full, the feathers being longer:  from the gape of the bill a broad streak of silvery white passes under the eye, and beneath this, on each side of the throat, hangs a pendulous wattle, about half an inch in length, and of an orange colour:  the wings, when closed, reach about one third on the tail, which is about half the length of the bird, and cuneiform in shape:  both the quills and tail feathers are of a darker brown than the rest of bird, and have the tips white:  the middle of the belly is yellow:  the legs are of a pale brown, the hind toe very stout, and the outer toe connected to the middle one as far as the first joint.

The above inhabits New Holland; it was received from Port Jackson, and is no doubt a non-descript species.