284 Descinptions of New Species of Birds. 



Iteinarli,s. — This fine large Helix, dedicated to that excellent 

 naturalist, Geo. French Angas, Esq., of Australia, has for its 

 nearest allied species, II. cornu militare of St. Domingo. It 

 differs in being somewhat smaller, in its malleated surface, less 

 expanded lip, and more rounded aperture. It also approaches 

 II. Studeriana., from which it differs in its gi'eater solidity, 

 hammered surface, and in its smaller and more rounded aper- 

 ture. 



XXYI. — Descriptions of ISTew Species of Birds of the Genera 

 Mytarchus and Phlogopsis. 



By Geo. N. Lawrence. 

 Bead 21st May, 1860. 



Myiapclms PasiaiiieHsis. 



Second, third, and fourth quills longest, the first considerably 

 shorter than the seventh. Upper plumage rather light umber- 

 brown, the feathers of the crown having darker centres, and the 

 back an olivaceous shade ; tail brown, with a dull ferruginous 

 tinge, the outer web of the outer tail feather dull white, with a 

 very slight tinge of rufous, the central feathers with very nar- 

 row margins of pale rufous, the ends of all the tail feathers 

 pale ; wing-coverts umber brown, with their edges dull wdiite ; 

 primaries and secondaries dark umber brown, with their outer 

 webs very narrowly margined with dull white ; tertiaries dark 

 brown, with their outer edges pale yellowish white ; the inner 

 webs of all the quills are margined with pale yellow ; under 

 wing coverts yellow ; throat and fore part of the breast clear 

 bluish-ash, sides of the same color, tinged with olivaceous ; 

 abdomen and under tail coverts yellow ; bill and legs black. 

 Length 71 inches ; wing Zf-^ ; tail 31 ; bill from front j| ; 

 from rictus 1^ ; tarsus J. 



