478 Zoological Society. 



the upper mandible near the cutting edge, and the tip of the under 

 mandible black ; feet greenish black. 



Total length, 18 inches ; bill, 5 ; wing, 6J ; tail, 7^ ; tarsi, \\. 



Pterocles personatus. Pt. plumis a basi rostri, usque ad oculos, 

 intense nigris ; capitis reiiquis partibus, collo, et pectore arenaceo- 

 cervinis, non sine tincturd vinosd ad basim colli; dorso vinoso- 

 fusco ; caudce tectricibus pallidefuscis, notis irregularibus cervinis 

 per plumas in lineis obliquis ordinatis, crebre guttatis. 



Fcemina facie nigra caret. 



Male. — Feathers surrounding the base of the bill, as far as the 

 eyes, deep velvety black ; remainder of the head, as well as the neck 

 and chest, sandy buff, tinged with vinous at the base of the neck, 

 both above and below ; back vinous brown ; wings sandy buff, the 

 coverts tipped with dark brown, which colour forms three semicir- 

 cular fasciae across the wing ; primaries and secondaries dark brown, 

 the latter marked irregularly with sandy buff on the basal half of 

 their outer margins ; rump and upper tail-coverts light brown, with 

 numerous irregular marks of buff, arranged in oblique lines down 

 the length of the feathers ; tail-feathers deep brown, crossed on their 

 outer webs with decided, and on the inner with irregular, bars of buff, 

 all the feathers largely tipped with bufiy white, all the under sur- 

 face crossed with small bars of dark brown, light brown, and buff; 

 under tail- coverts sandy buff. 



The female differs in not having the black face, in having all the 

 upper as well as the under surface of the body barred, like the latter 

 part in the male ; the wings numerously barred with brown, and the 

 under tail-coverts sandy red. 



Total length, 13 inches; bill, |; wing, 8| ; tail, 4; tarsi, 1. 



Mr. Fraser laid before the Meeting eight new species of Birds 

 from Western Africa, which he thus characterizes : — 



CoLLURio Smithii. Coll. sufcme niger, plumis scapularibus , guttd 

 apud primarias, secundariarum nonnullarum apicibus sic et cor- 

 pore subtus, rectricumque caudce quatuor externarum apicibus 

 albis ; rostro pedibusque nigris. 

 Long. tot. 8 poll. ; rostri, f ; alse, 3J ; caudse, 4| ; tarsi, f . 

 Hab. Cape Coast. 



This species is named in honour of Dr. Smith, the author of the 

 ' Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa.' 



Drymoica mentalis. Drym. supra fusca, primariis ad marginem 

 pallidioribus , subths rufescens , f rente genisque rufo-castaneis, guld 

 et lined angustd superciliari albis ; lined angustd nigrd inter gulam 

 albam, genasque castaneas ; caudd ? ; rostri mandibuld superiore 

 nigrd, inferior e corned; tarsis flavis. 

 Long. tot. ? poll. ; rostri, | ; alae, 2| ; caudae, } ; tarsi, 1. 

 Hab. Accra. 



Drymoica Strangei. Drym. supra fusca, strigd superciliari et 

 corpore subtus albis ; rectricibus caudce subtus saturate cinereis, 

 guttd nigrd prope apices, apicibus albis. 

 Long. tot. 5^ poll. ; rostri, |; alse, 4| ; caudse, 2 ; tarsi, 1. 

 Hab. Accra. 



