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. , , Page 151. Muscicapa grisola. 



cV. Skull. England. J. Ray, Esq. [P.]. 



e'. Sternum. England. J. Ray, Esq. [P.] . 



f-h'. Skeletons. Purchased. 



»'. Skeleton. Purchased. 

 Page 153, add :■ — ■ 



1 a. Muscicapa finschi. 



Muscicapa (Butalis) finschi, Bocage, Jorn. Lish. 1879, p. 4. 



Aclvlt female. Pale rufescent cinereous, the head distinctly 

 striated ; the back more rufescent, with more obsolete striations ; 

 rump and upper tail-coverts unspotted ; lores, a superciliary streak, 

 and a ring round the eye white ; ear-coverts dusky ; under surface 

 of body white, the throat and the breast exhibiting dusky spots of 

 an arrow-headed form, the lower abdomen and under tail-coverts 

 slightly tinged with buff, the flanks dusky ; wing-coverts and secon- 

 dary qiiills dusky blackish, broadly edged with rufous-white; pri- 

 maries and tail-feathers dusky, edged with pale rufous ; bill and 

 feet dusky. Total length 5-7 inches, culmen 0-45, wing 3-15, tail 

 2'1, tarsus 0-7. {Bocage.^ 



Hah. Caconda, Benguela. 



The affinities of this species are not given by Professor Barboza 

 du Bocage, but it appears as if the bird were not distantly related 

 to M. grisola. 



.,, Page 157. Muscicapa atricapilla. 



u. Skeleton. Enpfland. Purchased. 



Add: 



Page 179. Pratincola rubetra. 



p-s. Skulls. S. Germany. Dr. Giinther. 



t-v. Skeletons, England. Purchased. 



w. Sternum. England. J. Ingall, Esq. [P.], 



Page 182. Pratincola macrorhynclia. 

 Add: — 



a. $ ad. sk. Jodpur, Feb. 3, 1878. A. O. Hume, Esq. [C], 



The acciuisition of the above-mentioned specimen shows me that 

 the species is not really allied to the European Wheatear, as its 

 other name rubetraoides would suggest. It is very different from 

 all other Stonechats, and comes into the section with white throats, 

 so that the synoptic table on page 17'J must be modified as follows : — 



b. Chin and throat white, the orange-colour of the 



chest not extending to the throat. 

 a'. Primary-coverts white, forming a speculum ; 

 head and upper surface of body black, with 

 an interrupted collar round the hind neck. . tih^ignis, p. 183. 



