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Mr. BovD Alexander gave an account of his recent ex- 

 pedition to the Zambesi River and its tributaries. Amongst a 

 number of specimens of interesting species obtained by him, 

 the following were pointed out as some of the more remark- 

 able : — Chcetura stictilama, Erythropygia zambesiana, E. 

 quadrivirgata, Cossypha natalensis, C. heuglini, Pinarorn'/s 

 plumosus, Nicator gularis, Dryoscopus sticturus, Erythro- 

 cercus francisci, Saxicola falkensteini, Campothera bennetti, 

 Glaucidium capense, Macronyx ivintoni, Glareola emini, 

 and Locustella fluviatilis. 



The following species were described by Mr. Alexander 

 as UQ-^ : — 



Sylviella pallida, sp. n. 



Most nearly allied to Sylviella leucopsis, Reichenow, the 

 typical examples of which were obtained at Malindi. The 

 British Museum possesses a male and female of the typical 

 S. leucopsis from the neighbouring island of Manda, and I 

 have compared my specimens with these. From S. leucopsis 

 the Zambesi specimens differ in the following particulars : — 

 The upper parts are uniform grey, not washed with greenish ; 

 the bill is larger, and is black, not brown. Superciliary stiipe, 

 chin, throat, cheeks, and fore-neck, as well as the centre of 

 the breast and belly, white, tinged with buff; the sides and 

 flanks more distinctly washed with the latter colour. 

 ^. Culmen 045 inch, wing 2*3, tail 1, tarsus 0"75. 

 ? . Wing 2'1 inches. 



Hab. Zambesi River. 



Erejiomela helenor.e, sp. n. 



Most nearly allied to E. polioxantha, but differs in the 

 following particulars : — It is smaller ; the feathers of the 

 rump are olive-yellow, not ashy grey, washed with olive ; 

 the secondaries tipped with white ; axillaries ashy white, not 

 yellow ; under tail-coverts white ; feathers of thighs dusky, 

 tipped with white. The tail is considerably shorter than in 

 E. polioxantha. Upper mandible brown, lower one horn- 

 colour ; tarsus black ; iris orange. Total length (measured in 

 flesh) 3'56 inches, culmen 0-5, wing2'l, tail ri8, tarsns ()-6. 



Hab. Mesanangue, Zambesi River. 



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