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of the Common Cassowary, and fig. b the corresponding part of the 

 new species, this bird might well pass as a rather bright-coloured 

 variety of the Casuarius galeatus. But I have little doubt that the 

 bird, as it grows older, will develope further differences, and that, 

 when adult, it will be readily distinguishable by other characters 

 from the common species. 



May 22, I860.— Dr. Gray, F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair. 

 Characters of Eleven New Species of Birds discovered 



BY OSBERT SALVIN IN GUATEMALA. Bv PHILIP LuTLEY 



Sclater, M.A., Secretary to the Society ; and Osbert 

 Salvin, M.A., F.Z.S. 



1. POLIOPTILA ALBILORIS. 



Ccerulescenti-cinerea, pileo nigro, loris albis : remigibus alarum 

 nigricantibus ; primariis cinereo, secundariis albo latiore mar- 

 ginatis : caudce rectricibus tribus utrinque lateralibus albo, gra- 

 datim decrescente, terminatis, ceteris nigris, quarta utrinque 

 extima albo terminata : subtus alba, cinerascente lavata : 

 rostro nigro : pedibus obscure plumbeis. 



Long, tota 4*3, alae 1*9, caudae 2*0. 



Hab. In rep. Guatimalensi in valle fl. Motagua. 



Obs. Affinis P. leucogastrce ex Brasilia, sed loris albis facile nota- 

 bilis. 



2. Dendrceca CHRYSOPARIA. 



Supra nigra, dorsi plumis ad margines aurescentibus : superciliis 

 et capite toto laterali Icete aureo-fiavis, vitta angusta per oculos 

 transeunte nigra : alis nigricantibus, albo bifasciatis, secun- 

 dariis quoque albido limbatis : cauda nigra, rectricum trium 

 utrinque lateralium pogonio interno partim albo : subtus alba 

 gutture toto et maculis laterum utrinque nigris : rostro pedi- 

 busque obscure corneis. 



Long, tota 4*5, alae 2*5, caudse 2'4. 



Hab. In reip. Guatimalensis provincia Verae Pacis, inter montes. 



Obs. Inter D. virentem et D. Townsendi media, ab utraque dorso 

 nigro, abdomine pure albo et capite laterali fere omnino aureo distin- 

 guenda. 



3. Hylophilus cinereiceps. 



Flavicanti-olivaceus : pileo toto et nucha cinereis : ciliis oculo- 

 rum et corpore medio subtus albis : lateribus et crisso pallide 

 Jlavicanti-viridibus, rostro corneo,mandibula inferiore albicante: 

 pedibus plumbeis. 



Long, tota 4*1, alas 2*1, caudse 1*8. 



Hab. In prov. Verse Pacis regione calida. 



Obs. Affinis H. thoracico, Temminckii, ex Cayenna, sed fronte 

 pileo concolore et pectore albo distinguendus. 



