182 Messrs. Sharpe and Ussliev on Fantee-country Birds. 



four Fantee specimens, and we find these differences quite con- 

 stant. Mr. Gould, also, to whom we have shown our new bird, 

 agrees with us as to its being an undescribed species. 



This beautiful Trogon is named after Miss Constance Ussher. 



Fam. Nectariniid^. 



2. Pholidornis rubkifrons, sp. n. 



6 supra olivascenti-fuscus, pileo postico et tectricibus alarum 



ochraceo marginatis : dorsi plumis obsolete olivaceo mar- 



ginatis : remigibus et rectricibus fuscis, extus olivaceo lim- 



batis ; fronte Isete coccineo : facie laterali pileo concolori, 



sed fulvo distincte maculata : subtiis oumino castaneus : 



rostro nigro : pedibus flavidis : long. tot. 4*0, culm. 0*45, 



alffi 2*0, caudse 1-55, tarsi 0-65 poll. angl. et dec* 



$ omnino differt : supra brunnea, plumis indistincte ochraceo 



marginatis : fronte paullo rufescente tincta : subtiis lactes- 



centi-alba, ubique brunneo ad apieem plumarum maculata. 



Of all the peculiar forms which Africa produces, the little 



Pholidornis rushice has always been considered one of the most 



interesting ; and the discovery of a second sjjecies of this genus 



is a noteworthy addition to the African avifauna. The scaly 



character of the plumage, which forms a striking feature in 



P. rushia, is here only preserved in the female ; the male of our 



new species is a most beautiful little creature, remarkable for its 



varied plumage, being chestnut underneath with a bright crimson 



forehead. 



Fam. Strigid^. 



3. HUHUA SHELLEYI, sp. n. 



H. maxima: supra brunnea, fasciis obscuris brunneis ubique trans- 

 notata: tectricibus alarum et scapularibus, collo postico et 

 tectricibus supracaudalibus conspicue fulvo transfasciatis : 

 plumis auricularibus longissimis brunneis: facie fulvescente, 

 setis rictalibus nigris, genis et regione auriculari brunneo 

 variis, scapis albidis : remigibus caudfique brunneis, supr;\ 

 pallide brunneo, subtus fulvo transfasciatis : corpore toto 

 subtiis fulvescente, late albo, angustius nigro transfasciato : 

 rostro ilavido : long. tot. 23, alse 16-5, caudse lO'O, tarsi 2*9 

 poll. angl. et dec. 

 The measurements will show the great difference in size between 



this new species and H. leucostida, of which it may be considered 



