140 Capt. G. E. Shelley on six new 



Entire length 3*4, culmen 0*45 ; wing, carpus to tip, 1*80 ; 

 tail 155, tarsus 065. 



Hob. Abouri in Aguapim. 



The description is taken from a single specimen, which I 

 shot on the 22nd of February 1872, in the thick foliage of a 

 large tree ; it was active in its habits, which resemble those 

 of the Willow Warbler. 



3. Bradyornis modesta, sp. nov. 



Entire upper parts uniform hair-brown. Wings and tail 

 brown, with narrow pale edgings to the feathers ; inner web 

 of the quills partially edged with .rufous buff. A patch in 

 front of the eyes nearly white ; sides of the head and neck 

 pale hair-brown. Underparts white shaded with hair-brown 

 on the breast ; flanks, thighs, and under tail-coverts shaded 

 with more rufous brown; under wing-coverts and edges of 

 the interior web of the quills rufous buff. Beak brown, paler 

 towards the base of the lower mandible ; tarsi and feet brown ; 

 irides brown. 



Entirel ength 6'2, culmen 055 ; wing, carpus to tip, 3'3; 

 tail 3, tarsus 0.85. 



Hab. Abokobi. 



The description is taken from a single specimen shot by 

 myself on the 26th of February 1872, in a clearing in the 

 middle of thick underwood, where it was perched on a bare 

 twig, like a common Flycatcher. 



4. Hyphantornis superciliosus, sp. nov. 



a. Breeding-plumage. — Centre of the forehead and crown 

 black, the feathers towards the nape being edged with olive- 

 yellow; a broad yellow eyebrow commences at the nostril, 

 where it is shaded with umber-brown and extends behind the 

 ear-coverts ; cheeks, portion of the ear-coverts, chin, and 

 upper part of the throat black. Nape and back yellowish 

 olive, with brown centres to the feathers, shading into hair- 

 brown on the rump and upper tail-coverts. Wings and tail 

 brown, the feathers narrowly edged with brownish buff. 

 Under surface of the body golden-yellow, with a deeper shade 

 towards the throat, and shading into brownish buff on the 



