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uniform bluish-grey; breast and abdomen pure white; 

 flanks more tinged with vinous-red. Length of tail 79-88*5 

 millim., instead of 61-69 millim. in A. glaucogularis. 

 Hah. Upper Chuan-che, China. 



2. Cyanistes berezowskii, sp. n. 



Allied to C. Jlavipectus, Severtz. Crown of head tinged 

 with smoky grey instead of bluish; no loral streak continued 

 behind the eye ; collar on the hind neck narrow, dingy in 

 colour, sometimes scarcely perceptible; no patch on the 

 abdomen. 



Hab. Upper Chuan-che, China. 



Dr. Pleske further remarked that Pcecile songara, Severtz., 

 from the Tian-Shan, with a black cap, was quite distinct 

 from Poecile affinis, Przew. (with dusky brown ear-coverts), 

 from the Upper Chuan-che and Kansu. L. dichroides, Przew., 

 was also said to be distinct from L. dichroiis (Hodgs.). 

 The Penduline Titmouse from Central Asia (South Siberia, 

 Dshungaria, Eastern Turkestan, and Western China) repre- 

 sented a distinct form of jEgithalus , allied to JE. pendulinus 

 of Europe ; it must stand as j^githalus stoliczkoi, Hume. 



Dr. R. BowDLER Sharps communicated some notes on 

 African Coursers, with descriptions of the following new 

 species : — 



1. Rhinoptilus seebohmi, sp. n. 



R. simibs R. cincto (Heugl.), sed major, fascia post-auriculari 

 Isete castanea nee nigricante, et rectrice penultima 

 extus nigro fasciatim maculato distinguendus. Long, 

 tot. 9 poll., alse 65, tarsi 2*5, 



Hab. in provincia Ovampensi terrse Damarensis. 



Typus in Miis. H. Seebohm. 



2. Rhinoptilus hartingi, sp. n. 



R. similis R. bisignato, sed supra cinnamomeus et gastraeo 

 isabellino distinguendus. Long. tot. 6*8 poll., alse 4"9- 

 5*6, tarsi 1*8. 



Hab. in provincia Somalensi Africse orientalis. 



Typus in Mus. H. Seebohm. 



