422 Zoological Society, 



Gen. char, — Bill longer than the head, cylindrical, and curving 

 downwards ; tail much-forked, feathers broad and truncate ; tarsi 

 bare; feet moderately large; hind-toe and claw shorter than the 

 middle toe and claw. 



1. CoMETES Sappho. Ornism. Sappho, Less., Ois. Mouch. t. 27, 

 28. 



2. CoMETES Phaon, sp. nov. Com. (Mas) capite, colic, alarum 

 tectricibus, et corpore inferiore, hrunni-viridibus ; dorso, caudee 

 tectricibus, cauddque, intense fulgente coccineis ; rectricibus ad 

 basin nigro-fuscis, ad apicem holosericis atris ; alts fuscis pur- 

 purascentibus ; guld luminose metallic'^ viridi. 



Male. — Head, neck, wing- coverts and under surface brownish 

 green ; back, upper tail- coverts and tail rich deep lustrous crimson ; 

 bases of the tail-feathers blackish brown ; the tips deep velvety black ; 

 wings purphsh brown ; throat rich lustrous metallic green. 



Female. — Tail of the same crimson colour as that of the male ; she 

 also possesses the lengthened and curved bill. 



Total length, 7 inches ; bill, 1|- ; wing, 2| ; tail, 4. 



This fine species is a native of Peru, and differs from the Sappho^ 

 which inhabits Bolivia, in having the tail rich crimson instead of 

 flame-colour, and in having a much longer and more curved bill. 

 The two specimens exhibited, which are male and female, have been 

 kindly lent me, for the purpose of describing, by the Earl of Derby. 



April 13. — ^William Yarrell, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The following communication was read : — 



Description of a new species of Fuliqula. 

 By a. D. Bartlett. 



FuLiGULA ferinoides. FuUg. ferinoides fuUgul^ ferinec similis, 

 sed magnitudine minori, colore saturatiori, alis speculo albo con- 

 spicue notatis, oculis stramineis, trached paulo longiore et angns- 

 tiore, et sterno multo minore, diversd; emarginationes tamen sterni 

 ejus iisferince sterni magnitudine cequales. 

 Paget' s Pochard. Adult male : Upper part of head, neck and 

 cheeks reddish chestnut, tinged with purple ; a small triangular spot 

 of white at the commencement of the feathers under the bill ; chin, 

 throat, lower part of neck and breast black, darkest on the breast ; 

 back, scapulars, flank and side-feathers finely freckled with trans- 

 verse lines of black on a greyish- white ground ; greater wing- coverts 

 and primaries greyish- black, the latter darkest at the tips ; seconda- 

 ries white, forming the speculum ; tips of the feathers black, edged 

 with white ; rump, tail, upper and under tail- coverts brownish black ; 

 belly mottled, the tips of the feathers being white, the remaining 

 portion brownish ; bill and legs bluish slate ; the tip of the former 

 and the webs and claws of the latter black ; the eyes straw-colour. 

 The young birds differ in having the head, neck and breast of a 

 lighter and brighter chestnut-red (becoming darker as the bird ad- 

 vances to maturity) ; the under tail-coverts greyish- white. 



