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OkIOLUS ISABELLiE, Sp. 11. 



? . Similis O. albilori, sed major, loris mentoque tiavis, et 

 rostro bruiiiiescenti-nigro distingucndus. Long. tot. 

 8'8 poll., alse 4'4, caudse 3"6 (in 0. albilori 2-9). 



ZOSTERORNIS STRIATUS, Sp. U. 



Similis Z. ichiteheadi, sed gastrfco toto iiigro distincte strio- 

 lato, sicut iu genere ' Mixornis ' dicto, distinguenda. 

 Long. tot. 5'5 poll., ake 2"4, caudse 2*05. 



Dr. E/. BowDLER Sharpe exhibited the type of Micropus 

 nehrkorni, W. Blasius (J. f. O. 1890, p. 147), which had 

 been sent by Herr Nehrkom to Dr. Sclater for identification 

 {cf. Ibis, 1894, p. 569). Dr. Sharpe had omitted this species 

 from the list of species of Micropus given by him in ' The 

 Ibis' for 1894, p. 422, and was much obliged to Herr 

 Nehrkom for sending the specimen to England. 



On examination Micropus nehrkorni proved to be not a 

 Bulbul, but a representative species in Mindanao of Melani- 

 parus semilarvatus, Salvad., of Luzon. It must therefore 

 be known as Melaniparus nehrkorni (W. Blasius). The 

 resemblance to Micropus melanoleucus was very striking, but 

 the longer bill, more prominent rictal bristles, ovate nostril, 

 and feebler feet distinguished the Micropus, while the 

 rounded nostril, covered with feathers, and the powerful 

 feet identified. Melaniparus as a member of the family 

 Paridse, though aberrant in its general appearance. M. nehr- 

 korni differed from M. semilarvatus in its narrower white 

 frontal band, white speculum at the base of the primaries, and 

 white under wing-coverts and axillaries. 



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Mr. Seebohm exhibited specimens of Merula thomassoni 

 from the mountains of Northern Luzon {cf. Bull. B. O. C. 

 iii. p. li), and pointed out the close affinity of the species 

 to M. papuensis, De Vis, from the mountains of S.E. New 

 Guinea. 



Dr. Bowdler Sharpe made some remarks on the species 

 of Birds of Paradise of the genus Diphyllocles, of which he 

 recognized the following : — 



