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shorter, the second much shorter, the first a little longer 
than the half of the second. Tail rounded, feathers rather 
broad. Feet strong; tarso-metatarsus longer than middle 
toe with claw and scutellated in front. Dorsal plumage 
long and soft. Below the eye a patch of ochraceous, and 
on the earcoverts a patch of yellow, slightly lengthened 
feathers. No bare space at the head. 
Oreornis chrysogenys nov. spec. 
co, Oranje Mountains (4150 m.), 9 November 1910; 
coll. Lorentz n° 259. — General colour above dark brownish 
olive, darker on the head, more greenish on the wings and 
tail. Primaries brownish black, the outer webs margined 
with yellowish green, the inner webs with an ochraceous 
white margin near the base; secondaries also brownish 
black, the outer webs olive-green with yellowish green 
margins, the inner webs of the outer ones broadly edged 
with ochraceous white near the base. Under wingcoverts 
ochraceous. Lores blackish. Feathers below the eye between 
bill and earcoverts ochraceous. Harcoverts yellow, slightly 
lengthened. Chin, throat, fore neck and upper breast dark 
brownish olive. Centre of breast lighter. Lower breast, sides 
of body and vent ash-coloured, washed with olive. Thighs 
ochraceous. Tail underneath olive. Under tailcoverts olive, 
margined with pale yellow. Bill black, feet yellow. Wing 
145, tail 140, bill 21, tarso-met. 42 mm. 
Melirrhophetes nouhuysi nov. spec. 
©, Oranje Mountains (3800 m.), 5 November 1910; coll. 
Lorentz n° 253. — Head deep black, without bare space 
behind the eye. Back and rump black, the feathers margined 
with olive-greyish. Wings blackish, primaries, secondaries 
and upper wingeoverts with narrow green margins to the 
outer webs. Under wingcoverts black with greyish tips. 
Tailfeathers blackish wita narrow green margins and narrow 
white tips to the outer ones. Chin black. Throatfeathers 
Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. XXXII. 
