1870.J ON NEW SPECIES OF BIEDS EEOM SOUTHEEN ASIA. 93 



The following species were added by Gnielin in the Thirteenth Edition (1788). 



1. C. {AmchnechthraV) falcata, ex Lath., patr. non indicat. =C. lotenia, L. {%). 



2. C. (Ckalcostethal) manillensis, "Manilla," ex Month. =Wectarinia insignis, Jard. (?). 



3. C. {NectaropMla) bkasilian"a, " Brasilia "!, ex Briss. =.Nectarinia hasseltii, Temm. 



4. C. sperata, L., var. /3, ex Sonn. =C. sperata, L. 



5. C. ( )1 macnssariensis, " Baly et Macassar," ex Seba. = \ 



6. C. { ■?) iiidica, " India," ex Seba.=: % 



7. C. ( ?) amhoinensis, " Amboina," ex Seba.= 1 



8. C. zeylonica, L., var. ft, "Ins. Philippin." ex Lath., Syn. ii. p. 715, no. 13, var. A.= 

 C. ZEYLONICA, L., 6 adolesc. C?). 



9. C. {Arachncrhfhrn) omnieolor, "Zeylon," ex Seba. = C. lotenia, L. 

 10. Motacilla (ChalcoiMria) sixgalensis, "Zeylon"!, ex Brown. 



Descriptions of some neiv Sjjecies of Birds from Southern Asia. By Arthue, Viscount Walden, A. M. N. H. 



scr 4 vol V 

 P.Z.S. &c. [From the 'Annals and Magazine of Natural History,' ser. 4, vol. v., March 1870.] p_ 218. 



Sitta neglecta, n. sp. 



Above pale slate-colour. Stripe from nostrils, through tlie eyes to nape, black. Lores, 

 supercilium, cheeks, chin, and base of primaries white. Throat tawny white. Breast pale 

 rufous, deepening into dark rusty on remainder of lower surface. Under tail-coverts white, with 

 narrow rusty edgings. Middle rectrices uniform slate-colour. Wing 3 inches ; bill f inch. 



Three examples of this Nuthatch were obtained from the Karen Hills of the Tonghoo district, 

 Burma. It differs from its nearest ally, *S'. himalaijensis, J. & S., by its much stouter and longer 

 bill, by the deep ferruginous tint of the under surface, and by the absence of a white spot on the 

 basal half of the middle rectrices. 



Passer assimilis, n. sp. 



Resembles P. cimiamomeus, Gould, but differs by being smaller, by having a slenderer and 

 smaller bill, and by having the cheeks and sides of the neck pure white, and the breast, flanks, 

 and ventral region ashy grey. Wing 2|^ inches ; tail If, or nearly half an inch shorter than in 

 P. cinnamomeus. 



From Tonghoo. 



*to* 



GL.'i.UCOMTIAS SORDIDA, n. Sp. 



General colour ashy grey, washed with a faint tinge of blue or greenish blue. Forehead, 

 supercilium, chin, and lesser shoulder-coverts deep pure blue. Under shoulder-coverts, axillaries, 

 vent, and under tail-coverts white. Tail brown, with a diugy gloss of dark green. Bill, legs, 

 and claws black. Lores black. Wing nearly 3 inches ; tail 2f ; tarsus f; fourth and fifth quills 



