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Merops northcotti, sp. n. 



M. similis M. muelleri, Cass., castaneus, sed prsepectore nigro, 

 pectore ultramarine et abdomine cyanescente distin- 

 guenda. Long. tot. 71 poll., culm. 1*4, alee 3*3^ 

 caudee 3*05, tarsi 0'4. 

 Hab. Gold Coast {Shelley Coll. in Mus. Brit.). 

 These species may have to be placed, according to Dr. 

 Sliarpe, in the genus Melittophagus, in which case they 

 would be called Melittophayus muelleri, Cass., M. batesianus, 

 and M. northcotti. The type of the last species, however, 

 has the central tail-feathers elongated^ but all the other 

 specimens known have the tail square. 



Mr. W. R. Ogilvie Grant sent the following description 

 of another new species of bird collected by the late Mr. John 

 Whitehead in Hainan : — 



Garrulax semitorquata, sp. n. 



Adult male. Most nearly allied to G. pectorali<i, Gould, 

 having the ear-coverts similarly striped. It is, however, 

 much smaller and at once distinguished by the following 

 characters : — The black band surrounding the throat is 

 widely interrupted in the middle, the outer webs of the 

 outer primary quills are brownish buff instead of white, and 

 the tips of the tail-feathers are yellowish buff. 



Adult female. Differs only from the male in having the 

 white streaks on the car-coverts more strongly marked. 



Iris straw-colour to reddish brown; upper mandible leaden- 

 black; lower mandible and feet leaden-grey. 



Total length about 11 inches, culmen 1"25, wing 5'1, 

 tail 4*8, tarsus I'TS. 



Hab. Five-finger Mts., interior of Hainan. 



Mr. Grant also described a new Shrike from Arabia, 

 obtained by the Percival-Dodson Expedition : — 



TeLEPHONUS PERCIVALI, Sp. U. 



Adult male. Like T. blanfordi, Sharpe, but rather smaller, 

 the bill especially being not nearly so stout ; the fore-neck, 



