'?S2 RiDGWAY on a Ncxv Genus of Tyranni'dtf. [July 



Loxigilla richardsoni, sp. no v. 



Sp. Char. — Entire plumage dull black; 710 trace of rufous brown on the 

 throat or above the eje ; under wing-coverts dull black; inner web of outer 

 ftail-feather dark brown ; legs and feet apparently pale. 

 -Length (skin), 5.10; wing, 2.S5 ; tail, 1.95; tarsus, .95; bill, .50. 

 Habitat. Mountains of Santa Lucia, West Indies. 

 The bird here described was procured in Santa Lucia by Mr. 

 W. E. Richardson (for whom I have named it), with a lot of 

 ; skins from a native living in the interior of the island. Mr. Rich- 

 ardson claims to have seen the bird alive, but was unable to ob- 

 Ltain other specimens, as at the time of his visit to the island all 

 shooting was prohibited by the authorities. 



Loxigilla barbadensis, sp. nov. 



Sp. Char. Male. — General appearance of the female of Z.. noctis. Upper 

 parts dull olive brown; underparts ashy brown, palest on tiie throat; 

 under tail-coverts pale rufous brown ; a faint tinge of reddish brown is 

 sometimes perceptible on the throat and in front of the eye, but is not 

 constant, and is lacking in several specimens. Qiiills brown, the outer 

 webs edged with brownish-white; wing-coverts edged with red-brown; 

 tail olive brown, showing numerous nearly obsolete bands when held in 

 the light; bill and feet dark brown, the latter nearly black. 



Length (skin), 5; wing, 2.75; tail, 2; tarsus, .75; bill, .45. 



The sexes are apparently similar. 



Habitat. Barbadoes, West Indies. 



I do not know of a black Loxigilla having been taken in Bar- 

 badoes. Mr. Richardson procured a good series from that island 

 and claims that black examples do not exist there. 



DESCRIPTION OF A NEW GENUS OF TYRANNID^ 

 FROM SANTO DOMINGO. 



BY ROBERT RIDGWAY 



Lawrencia, sren. nov. 



Gen. Char.— Wing very much rounded, the first quill shortest, the 

 second quill not longer than secondaries, and fifth and sixth longest; long- 

 est primaries exceeding secondaries by less than the distance from tip of 

 second to that of longest quill; distance from tip of first quill to that of 



