130 Mr. P. L. Sclater on an apparently 



MicRocERcuLus T^NiATus. (Plate III. fig. 2.) 

 Suprk brunneus fere unicolor, alis et cauda quoque nigri- 

 canti-brunneis immaculatis, illis tamen vix pallidiore 

 brunneo limbatis; subtus omnino tseniatus, plumis sin- 

 gulis fusco-nigro et albo late transfasciatis^ bj^pocbon- 

 driis irais brunneis vix nigro transvittatis^ rostro corneo, 

 mandibulse basi albicante, pedibus fusco-plumbeis : long, 

 tota 4-0^ al8e 2"3j caudse 0'9, rostri a rictu 1-0, tarsi 0*9. 

 Hab. in jnontibus "Balzar^^ sequat. occid. [Ill'mgworth) . 

 Mus. nostro. 



Obs. Species M. luscinia et M. albigulari affinis sed fasciis 

 distinctis corporis inferioris facile distinguenda. 



Tbis makes the seventb species now known of the genus 

 Microcer cuius, the present bird belonging to tbe section which 

 has the wing plain and without the conspicuous white bar 

 which distinguishes M. bambla. 



Its nearest ally seems to be M. albigularis, of Eastern 

 Ecuador, from which it differs in the clear markings of the 

 undersurface. 



-IK.— On 



>i an aiyparently new Farrot of the genus Conurus. 

 By P. L. Sclater, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S. 



(Plate IV.) 



Messrs. Salvin and Godman have kindly parted in my 

 favour with one of two examples of a species of Conurus 

 which they have recently acquired, unfortunately without any 

 authentic information as to its " lieu de provenance,'' which, 

 however, is suj)posed to be " Demerara.'^ Whether this be 

 the case or not, the s]3ecies to which it belongs seems to be 

 undescribed ; and as it is of great beauty, I think a Plate in 

 ' The Ibis ' may be well devoted to making it known. I 

 therefore propose to characterize it as follows : — 



^ Conurus egregius, sp. nov. (Plate IV.) 

 Viridis ; fronte brunnescenti-uigra, plumis auricularibus et 

 / macula guise media cupreis ; cervicis laterum et pec- 



toris plumis albicante flavido marginatis, tanquam squa- 



