32 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OP 



REMARKS ON THE "SYNOPSIS OF THE GENUS CHETTUSIA (LOBIVANEL- 

 LUS), WITH A DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES BY J. A. OGDEN." 



BY DR. 0. FINSCH. 



The newly described Ghettusia nivifrons, Ogden (p. 196), is 

 without the slightest doubt identical with Chettusia crassi- 

 rostris, De Fil. {Defilippia crassirostris, Salvad.), our Limnetes 

 crassirostris (Yogel, Ost. Africas, p. 641). On the plate (PI. I.) 

 the back and scapulars are wrongly " dark-brown" colored, instead 

 of "light brownish-gray," as accurately noticed in the description. 

 A very good and trustworthy representation is given by von 

 Heugliss : Ornithologie Nordostafricas, t. XXXIII. 



To Gh. senegalla, p. 194: "Vanellus albifrons, Bripp."(!) 

 noticed as a synonym of this species, has never been published 

 by Dr. Brippell, at least I could not find the source. 



The next ally of Gh. senegalla is Ch. lateralis, Sin. (p. 195, No. 

 5), which finally will turn out to be only a stage of plumage. 

 {Vide Ost. Africa, p. 643.) 



To Gh. inornata, Schl. p. 195. This must stand as Ch. cinerea, 

 Blyth., which is wrongly used as a synonym of Ch. gregaria (No. 

 10). 



Gh. inornata, Sws. (nee. Schleg.) is by no means identical with 

 inornata, Schlegel, but a very different species from Westei'n 

 Africa, which has been omitted in the Synopsis, as also the fol- 

 lowing well-marked species: 



Gh. (Hoplopterus) ventralis, Wagl. ex India, by mistake as 

 synonymous with Ch. gregaria noticed. 



Ch. (Hoplopterus) speciosa, Wagl. ex Africa. 



Ch. (Hoplopterus) cayana, Sabh. ex America merid. 



Ch. coronata, Gml. ex Africa. 



Gh. melanoptera, Bripp. ex Africa. 



Ch. (Lobivanellus) biloba, Gml. ex India. 



Ch. (Lobivanellus) pectoralis, Cuv. ex Australia. 



Gh. (Sarciophorus) pileatus, Gml. ex Africa. 



Bremen, G., February, 1872. 



[June 25, 



