Mr. P. L. Sclater on a new species of Woodpecker. 127 



XIV. — Desc7'iption of a new species of Woodpecker'' discovered by 

 Mr. Thomas Bridges in Northern California. By Philip 

 LuTLEY Sclater, M.A. 



Melanerpes rubriffularis, sp. nov. 



Supra nitenti-niger ; linea circum-nuchali ab oculis incipiente, altera 

 utrinque suboculari a rictu latiore, tectricibus alarum superioribus, 

 dorso postico et caudae tectricibus superioribus, necnon maculis 

 secundariarum trium extimarum apicalibus et in pogonio externo 

 primariarum tertise, quartse et quintse albis ; subtus nitenti-niger, 

 gula media ruberrima, abdomine medio flavicante, lateribus et 

 crisso albo nigroque variegatis ; tectricibus alarum inferioribus et 

 remigum pogoniis interioribus cinerascenti-nigris, maculis quadratis 

 numerosis albis ; caudse rectricibus omnino nigris ; rostro et pedi- 

 bus nigris. 



Long, tota 8*5, alse 5*4, caudae 3*5, rostri a fronte 1*0, tarsi 0*8. 



This Woodpecker, which is represented by Mr. Bridges as 

 very rare, appears to have escaped the researches of the American 

 naturalists ; at least, I am acquainted with no record of its exist- 

 ence, though it may have been described quite lately. It appears 

 to be well placed in the genus Melaneipes, of which no less than 

 six species are already known to inhabit California; namely 

 M. erythrocephalus, M. torquatus, M. thyroideus (Cassin, B. Cal. 

 pi. 32 ; Ficus natalice, Malherbe, Cab. Journ. f. Orn. 1854, 

 p. 271), M. formicivorus (Cassin, B. Cal. pi. 2), M. albolarvatus, 

 and M. ruber. From all these it is quite different in colouring, 

 and may be recognized at once by its black breast and bright 

 scarlet, longitudinal throat-mark, — whence I have named it 

 M. rubrigularis. The single specimen sent was procured by 

 Mr. Bridges in Trinity Valley, Northern California, in the pine- 

 forests. 



XV. — List o/Coleoptera received from Old Calabar y on the West 

 Coast of Africa. By Andrew Murray, Edinburgh. 



[Continued from vol. xx. p. 126.] 

 Chlaeniidae. 



Homalolachnus, Laferte, Ann. Soc. Ent. France (serie 2), 



ix. 293. 



1. H. tlongatus, mihi. 



Chl<Bnius elongatus, mihi, Annals, 2nd series, xix. pi. 13, fig, 9. June 1867. 



Capite nitido, antice subvirescenti, postice leviter punctulato; 

 thorace nigro, angusto, confertissime et profunde punctato, 



