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extensa. Long. tot. 8'5 poll., culm. 1*0, alse 4'15, 

 caudae 41, tarsi 1*1. 

 Hab. Gualan, Guatemala, July 11, 1897 (C. F. U.). 



PiCOLAl'TES SATURATIOR, Sp. 11. 



Similis P. compresso, seel minor, rostro minora nigricantiore, 

 notseo et gastraeo saturatiore brunneis, maculis longitu- 

 dinalibus conspicue et latius nigro marginatis. Long, 

 tot. 7 poll., culm. 095, alse 3 5, caudse 3-15, tarsi 0'7. 

 Hub. Gualan, Guatemala, Aug. 18, 1897 (C. F. U.). 



Dr. BowDLER Sharpe exhibited some specimens of birds 

 recently received by the British Museum from Mount Albert 

 JMward, in British New Guinea. One of these appeared 

 to hi the interesting Weaver-Finch described by Mr. DeVis 

 as Oreostruthus ftdig'mosus (Ibis, 1897, p. 338; 189S, p. 175), 

 excepting that the tail is described as having " many narrow 

 blackish bars," whereas in the specimen exhibited it is uniform 

 brown. 



Two species of Munia appeared to be undescribed, and 

 Dr. Sharpe proposed the following names for them : — 



Munia scratchleyana, sp. n. 

 M. similis M. canicipiti, sed dorso rufescenti-brunneo, 

 prsepectore cineraceo, pectore et hypochondriis pallide 

 cervino-rufis distiuguenda. Long. tot. 3*8 poll., culm. 

 0-4'5, alge 2*05, caudie 1*45, tarsi 0*55. 



Munia nigritorquis, sp. n. 

 M. similis M. spectabiU, se:l torque pectorali nigro et hypo- 

 chondriis nigris distiuguenda. Long. tot. 4"3 poll., 

 culm. 0*5, alse 2'5, caudse 1*75, tarsi 8. 



Mr. W. L. ScLATER sent the description of a new species 

 of Flycatcher from Inhambane, which he proposed to call : — 



Erythrocercus francisi, sp. n. 

 E. similis E. lioingstonil, capite cinereo, sed cauda nigro 

 terminata distinguendus. Long. tot. 42 p jU., culm. 04, 

 alee 1*85, caudoe 1*9, tarsi 0*7. 



Mr. Robert Read exhibited some eggs of the British 

 Turdida, showing an interesting transition from spotless to 

 deeply spotted specimens, especially in T. mn,sicus\ 



