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Charmosyna atrata, sp. u. 



^ . Bill red ; forehead purplish black, centre of crown 

 darker. A patch of elongated lilac-blue feathers on the 

 occiput ; neck and upper back black, with a reddish shade ; 

 under surface dull black, sides of the breast dark green; 

 back and upper wing-coverts dark green ; lower back, rump, 

 and sides of the belly carmine ; rump with a large patch of 

 lilac-blue ; upper tail-coverts dark purplish green ; quills 

 black, outer webs broadly bordered with dark green ; lateral 

 rectrices green, with very narrow yellow edges near the tip, 

 blackish towards the base, without any red ; central rectrices 

 absent ; thighs purplish black ; under tail-coverts dark 

 purplish, with deep crimson tips ; feet orange, with black 

 claws. Wing 146 mm. 



Hab. Mt. Scratchley, British New Guinea. 



Mr. R. McD. Hawker described two apparently new 

 species of birds discovered by himself in Western Somali- 

 land : — 



ApALIS VIRIDICEPS, Sp. U. 



A. similis A. flavocinctce, sed maris pectore baud nigro notato, 

 et pileo viridescente dorso concolore distinguenda. Long, 

 tot. 4*7 poll., culm. 0-5, alse 2*05, caudse 2-2, tarsi 0-8. 

 Hab. Sheik Woofly, Somaliland. 



Mirafra marginata, sp. n. 

 M. similis M. cantillanti, sed marginibus tectricum alarum 

 latissime arenaceis distinguenda. Long. tot. 5'0 poll., 

 culm. 0*5, alae 2'95, caudse 1'85, tarsi 0*9. 

 Hab. Ugiagi, Somaliand. 



Mr. Hawker's collection from Somaliland also contained 

 specimens of Lanius pomeranus, lynx torquilla, Falco cenchris, 

 Motacilla alba, and Anthus campestris. 



Mr. H. J. Pearson exhibited a case containing specimens 

 of the adults with their young in down of the Reeve, 

 Temminck^s Stint, Dotterel, Red-necked Phalarope, and 

 other species, obtained on his expedition to Waigats. 



