Miscellaneous. 1 87 



fore propose to change it into Heterocnemis. A second species of 

 the gcnns seems to be the bird figured in Buff on' s PL Enl. 7^^ 

 fig. 2, under the name of ' Le Bambla de Cayenne.' — {Tardus 

 bamhla, Bodd. — Heterocnemis bambla^ mihi.) — The present bird is 

 very closely allied to the latter. In the upper plumage it is very 

 similar, being only of a more cinnamomeous tinge ; but it may be 

 distinguished by the want of the white markings on the wings, and 

 the throat, breast and upper belly being white, each feather narrowly 

 margined with brown. In //. bambla these parts are ash-brown, 

 with obsolete transverse markings. Lesson's Myrmothera troglo- 

 dytes (Desc. d. Mamm. et Ois. p. 301, no. 118) seems the same as 

 //. bambla. This form is indeed very closely connected with some 

 of the Wrens, and hardly to be separated from certain birds that are 

 usually placed in the genus Scytalopus. 



TODIROSTRUM GRACILIPES, Sclatcr. 



T. supra olivaceum ; alis caudaque nigricantibus, oHvaceo anguste 

 limbatis ; pileo fuscescente ; loris mentoque albidis ; subtus 

 Jlavum, lateribus olivascentibus ; gutture et pectore longitudi- 

 naliter nigro striatis ; tectricibus subalaribus sulphureis ; ros- 

 tro nigro ; pedibus carneis ; tarsis gracillimis. 

 Long, tota 3*8 ; alee 2*0 ; caudse \'7 . 



This apparently new species is most nearly allied to T. maculatmn 

 (Desm.) and T. striaticolle, Lafr. (in both of which the neck is also 

 striated), but has the whole throat yellow. The bill agrees in form 

 with that of the former bird, but is rather shorter and narrower. 

 The type specimen is in the British Museum. — Proc. Zool. Soc. 

 July 24, 1855. 



■-'■■■"' ON THE BRITISH DIASTYLID^. 



To the Editors of the Annals of Natural History. 



8 Mulgrave Place, Plymouth, July 10, 1856. 

 Gentlemen, — It has recently been pointed out to me by Mr. 

 Alder that I have unfortunately made use of two generic names in 

 the paper on '* the British Biastylidce,'^ lately published in the 

 'Annals,' that have been previously employed to designate other 

 genera of animals. It is therefore desirable that the names Halia 

 and Venilia should be changed, and I propose instead to use Iphino'e 

 and Cyrianassa respectively. The names as applied will therefore 

 be Iphino'e trispinosa and Cyria7iassa gracilis. 



Believe me, yours obediently, 



C. Spence Bate. 



Note on Helix Cantiana, 3Iont. By Wm. Lonsdale, Esq., F.G.S. 



"Helix Cantiatia is abundant around Keynsham, Somerset. It 

 was first found in the spring of 1825, alive and near the entrance to 

 Dr. Fox's estabhshment, between Keynsham and Brislington ; and 

 more recently in lanes close to the town." 



