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YoiDH/ l)ircls havo the nrown like the back, the throat yellowisli wliite.the qnills 

 outwartlly margined with pale rul'ons. 



There is a good series of this distinct species, tlie differences of which from its 

 nearest ally, the P.fulvotbicta, are given in the original diagnosis in the B. 0. C. 



27. Graucalus sumbensis A. B. Meyer. 



Two specimens, both said to be females, of this very good species. They differ 

 from a male, the type, described by Meyer in Ver/t. zool. hot. Ges. Wien, 1881, 

 p. 765, in having the throat pale grey like the breast, not blackish, in having 

 no black frontal line, the head grey like the back, the breast pale grey, shading 

 off into the white abdomen, under tail-coverts white. Wings 178 and 182 mm. 

 This species is distinct from all other known species. 



•28. Edoliosoma dohertyi sp. nov. 



EdoUosoma speciei E. emancipata dictae similis, sed capitis lateribus gnlaijne 

 tota nigerrimis hand difficik distinguenda. 



S ad. Above light blnish slate-grey, just a shade darker on the head and 

 neck, and a shade lighter on the rump and upper tail-coverts. Primaries and 

 primary-coverts black, greyish white towards the base of the inner webs. Inner 

 primaries with small greyish white tips. Secondaries black, with outer webs 

 broadly margined with light lavender-grey, inner webs greyish white. Upi)ei- 

 wing-coverts light grey, darker towards the outer edge of the wing. Forehead, all 

 the feathers from the base of the bill to the upper margin of the eye, ear-coverts, 

 sides of head, and entire throat black, this black quickly shading off into the dark 

 grey breast. Abdomen, flanks, and under tail-coverts dark grey. Rcctrices, e.xcejit 

 the two innermost, black with grey tips, which diminish in size towards the middle. 

 Central pair of rectrices dark grey, with broad black subterminal patches and a tiny 

 grey tip. Under wing-coverts dark grey. Total length about 2-10 mm. ; wing 

 12.5— 12fi ; tail 110 ; culmeu 25 ; tarsus 23. 



NoJ'emale procured. 



This interesting new species is, so to say, one step further in the development 

 than the E. einanciputa, described untea, p. 170. While the male of the latter 

 species differs from the mule of E. timoriense in having black lores and ear-coverts, 

 in this resjiect closely resembling the male of E. amhohwnse, this species has still 

 more black, the whole throat being of this colour. Unfortunately the relations of 

 i\^& female are unknown, as two males only were shot. 



29. Lalage timoriensis (JS. Mliller). 

 A large series from Sumba, exactly like those from other islands. 



30. Alseonax latirostris (Gray). 



A large series of this common wanderer from the north, witli beaks rather long, 

 viz. 16 mm. They may belong to a large-bcakcil race. 



31. Culicicapa ceylonensis (Sw.). 



Some rather poor skins siiow no diflVrences from typical C. ceylonensis. 



