472 Zoological Society : — 



vidis ; Cauda fusca ; corpore inferiore pallidiore, fiavescente ; 

 rostrofusco, apice et mandibula tota flavidis ; pedibus paUidis. 



Long. tot. 6", rostr. 5^", al. 2" 8'", caud. 2" 9'", tars. 8'". 



Hab. Ashautee. 



Another bird of one of those exclusively African genera which seem 

 to have their full development on the western coast. The other spe- 

 cies are, A. importunus from the Cape, A. latirostris and A. graci- 

 lirostris, both widely distributed along the western coast, and A. 

 virens of Cassin, discovered by Du Chaillu on the banks of the river 

 Muni and near Cape Lopez. The colouring of all these species is 

 very much alike ; and clearer distinctive characters are much wanted 

 in this group. 



4. Trichophorus cinerascens. 



Supra olivaceo-viridis, plmnis medio cinerascentibus, capite di- 

 stinctius cinerascente ; genarum plumulis stria mediana pallida 

 notatis ; tergo et uropygio viridioribus ; remigum pogoniis ex- 

 ternis virentibus, internis nigricantibus ; rectricibus olivaceis, 

 scapis nigris ; subalaribus et subcaudalibns olivaceis : subtus oli- 

 vaceo et cinerascente variegatus ; giila flava ; rostro plumbeo ; 

 pedibus nigricantibus. 

 Long. tot. 8|-", rostr. 9'", al. 4", caud. 4", tars. 10|"'. 

 Hub. Ashantee. 



This fine new species comes nearest to Tr.flavicollis of Swainson, 

 but is easily distinguished by the much greater amount of grey in 

 its colouring. Nearly the whole of this group is distributed over 

 the western parts of Africa. We know only one southern species. 

 Not one has as yet been discovered in Abyssinia. 



On two New Species of Tanagers from the Collection 

 OF M. Verreaux of Paris. By Philip Lxjtley Sclater. 



Chlorospingus castaneicollis. 



Supra olivascenti-fuscus, pileo saturatiore, alts caudaque rufes- 

 centioribus : capitis lateribus cum mento nigris, siiperciliis an- 

 gustis ad nucham pi'otractis et macula parva suboculari albis : 

 subtus castaneus, pectore saturatiore, ventre medio dilutiore : 

 rostro nigro : pedibus brunneis. 

 Long, tota 5*4, alee 2*5, caudse 2*3. 



In colour this apparently new species of Chlorospingus shows 

 most resemblance to 6'. melanotis (P. Z. S, 1854, pi. 68), and it 

 may be conveniently arranged next to that species, and between it 

 and C. rubrirostris, with which it nearly agrees in the shape of the 

 bill. The dark chestnut colour of the breast, black chin, and white 

 superciliary stripe render it easily recognizable amongst its con- 

 geners. 



Calliste cyanotis. 



Mefallice viridis, dorso smmno obscuriore, pileo snpero nigro ; 

 superciliis latis metallice viridibus : fronte ipsa cum loris nigris : 



