164 Anthony, Nc-v Bin/s Jroni f.oiver California. | Amii 



It might iiatur;illy l)t; th()u<;ht tiiat our bird would he C. tnassa/ai 

 of luscher and Reiclienow, which comes from the base of 

 Kilimanjaro, but this species is said to be nearly related to C. 

 natalcnsis: i( is also considerably larger than C. similis^ and has 

 the loj) of the head dark brown. 



The single male collected by Dr. Abbott is not quite adult, and 

 a female has therefore been chosen for the type. 



10. Melanobucco abbotti, new species. 



Type. — No. 117957, l^- S. N. ISl.; IcukiIo, iniult. Plains of 'I'avcita, 

 July 11, 188S. 



ICulirc luMtl, nape, sides oF uoik, tinoat, brcasl, ujipor jioilioii ol aluio- 

 nu'ii, uiuliM- lai!-t()\iTls, luiiip, iii)per tail-coverts, ami oiUiio tail (t'\c'n 

 c-oiu-oalcil portion of base) white, with a faint sulphur yellow tiiiijc on 

 the rump, l)i-east and upper abdomen; sides of breast, sides of body, 

 lower abdomen, and tlanks, brownish black, most of the feathers 

 with whitish lips or liiauj;ular shaft sjiots of the same color. Scapulars 

 brownish black, with whitish triangular shaft streaks; back and wings 

 brownish black, the feathers of Ihe former and of the wing-covcrts and 

 lertiaries faintl\- lipped wilii whitisli or pale brown; tliighs white, with 

 a slight admixlure of brown; under w iiig-i'()\ I'lls daik brown, with a 

 slight mottling ol white; axiUaries dark brown; undei" surtace of wings 

 duskv brown, tiie ium'i- wtbs ol' tlie wing leatliers (except lirsl primary) 

 with basal half oi^ more eilged with white. Wing, 3.90 inches; tail, 2.26; 

 tarsus, .9S; culnien, 1.02. 



This bird is closely related to both Af. alhicdtKhi and M. sciuw^ 

 but differs from the former in having a white breast and white 

 tail (even to the l)ase), and from the latter in the blackish brown 

 abdomen, sides of body, and scapulars. The three species appear 

 to have the same dimensions. 



Nl'AV lURDS I'ROM rilK ISl.AND.S AND PKNINSULA 

 OK LOWER CALIFORNIA. 



I!Y A. W. ANI'IIONV. 



TiiK past summer a small collection of birds was made by the 

 writer, assisted by Mr. Horace Gaylord, along the west coast of 



