1-4 On a new Flycatcher from Rliodes'ia. 



287. HiERAKTL'S spiLOGASTEU ([Dii Bus] Bp.) . ACiican 

 Hawk-Eagle. 



I received the skin of a male bird of this species from 

 Mr. Allison, which he had shot near Palmerton in the 

 Lusikisiki District. He inforniod me that he had shot 

 another of the same species, hut larger, probably a female. 

 I have not met with it myself. 



III. — On a new Species of Flycatcher from Rliodesia. 

 By Alwin Haagner, F.Z.iS. &c. 



Hyliota rhodesi.e, nov. sp. 



Similar to //. australis, bnt differing markedly in some 

 respects. Like that species it has no metallic coloi-ation in 

 the plumage, but differing in that the inner secondaries are 

 broadly margined on the outside with white, the remainder 

 as well as the primaries (excepting the two outermost) 

 narrowly edged with white. No mention of this is made 

 in the original description of Captain Shelley (' Ibis,' 1882, 

 p. 258), nor is there any sign of it in the plate (pi. 7. fig. 1). 



Another marked difference is that the outer tail-feather 

 on either side is crossed by a broad white bar. 



Description. — General colour dull blackish brown, paler 

 on the head and mantle, darker on the wings and tail. 

 Rump regions as in australis. Wing as in australis except 

 the above-mentioned points. The tail-feathers are blackish ; 

 the outermost with the outer web white from the black tip 

 to within about 10 mm. of the root of the tail, the basal 

 portion of the feather being black. A broad white bar across 

 the whole feather near the tip, the other edge slightly 

 sprinkled with black, thereby somewhat interrupting the 

 white band. Entire under surface creamy ochreous, darker 

 on the breast, inclining to pure creamy on the abdomen. 

 Thioiis and under wing-coverts white. 



Total length 125 mm.; wing GO'S; tail 43 ; cuhnen 11-8. 



This specimen is in the Albany Museum, No. 282, Matoppos, 

 Rhodesia, June 1003 (7?. Willmms). 



