326 [April, 



first quill spurious, fourth longest, tail moderate, legs and toes rather long and 

 robust. 



Dimensions. Male, (of skin) total length 4 inches, wing 1\, tail If ioches. 



Colors. A line over and behind the eye pale yellowish white, another imme- 

 diately below it (through and behind the eye) and head above unifoim very dark 

 olive green. Back, rump, wings and tail dark olive green tinged with yellow, 

 especially on the rump and outer edges of the secondary quills. Entire under 

 parts very pale yellowish white, with a tinge of greenish ashy. Edge of the 

 wing at the shoulder pale yellow, axillaries and under coverts yellowish white, 

 bill dark, feet lighter. 



Hab. Moonda river, Western Africa. Discovered by Mr. P. B. Du Chaillu. 



Obs. Remarkable for its uniform dark green color and white superciliary line. 

 Of the generic relations of this bird I am not confident, but regard it as probably 

 a Chloropeta. 



7. Butalis inpuscatus, nobis. 



Form. Bill wide at base, rather short, wing long, first quill spurious, third 

 longest, tail moderate, slightly emarginate. 



Dimensions. Total length (of skin) male, 4| inches, wing 3}, tail 2 inches. 



Colors. Entire plumage above fuscous, rather darker on the head, and paler 

 on the edges of the leathers of the back. Beneath fuscous, the edges of the 

 feathers paler and slightly tinged with pale rufous on the breast, abdomen and 

 under tail coverts, and on the throat (the edges of the feathers) with white. 

 Quills and tail dark fuscous. Bill and feet dark. Female similar to the male 

 but paler. 



Hab. Moonda river, Western Africa. Discovered by Mr. P. B. Du Chaillu. 



Obs. This bird appears to be allied to Muscicapa Fraseri, Strickland, but is 

 much smaller, and is in other respects quite distinct. 



8. Butalis epulatus, nobis. 



Form. Small, but very robust, bill moderate, wide at base, with several pairs 

 of bristles, wit>g rather long, first quill spurious, third and fourth longest and 

 very nearly equal, tail moderate. 



Dimensions Male, total length (of skin) 3| inches, wing 2^, tail 1J inches. 



Colors. Throat and middle of abdomen white, breast and flanks light cinereous. 

 Entire plumage above cinereous, lighter on the rump and darkest on the head, 

 quills brownish black, secondaries edged on their outer webs with light ash} 7 , 

 tail uniform brownish black, bill and feet dark, under mandible white at its base, 

 under wing coverts and axillary feathers white. 



Hab. Moonda river, Western Africa. Di- covered by Mr. P. B. Du Chaillu. 



Obs. A small but robust species apparently not nearly related to any other. 

 Its general form is much as though it had been accustomed to good cheer on the 

 banks of the river Moonda, or wherever else it may have found sufficient enter- 

 tainment. 



9. Pycnosphrys McCallii, nobis. (Genus Pi/znosphn/s, Strickland in Jard . 



Contr. 1849.) 



Form. Small, bill moderate, upper mandible curved, and with numerous pairs 

 of rather strong bristles at base, which are nearly as long as the bill. Wing 

 moderate, first quill spurious, fourth and fifth longest and very nearly equal, tail 

 rather long, legs moderate or rather long. Feathers on the head above some- 

 what elongated and probably erectile, feathers of the back lengthened. 



Dimensions. Total length, sex unknown, (of skin) 4 inches, wing If, tail If 

 inches. 



Colors. Head above and tail fine rufous, every feather of the former with a 

 central line of white, back, rump and wing coverts light cinereous, tinged with 

 rufous on the rump and darkest on the wing coverts, upper tail coverts rufous. 

 Throat and breast very pale reddish yellow, abdomen and under tail coverts 

 white, underwing coverts pale reddish yellow (uniform with the throat). Bill 

 and foet light colored. 



