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nearly than to Pardalotus. The serrations of the tomia appear not 

 to have been hitherto noticed. 



Fam. Laniad^ ? 

 Subfam. ? 



Genus ^tiiiops'^, n. g. 

 DifF. Char. — Beak subconical, slightly emaryinate, dilated at the base. 

 Rostrum subconicum, subelongatum. Maxilla ad basin paulo dila- 

 tata, juxta apicem compressa, leviter emarginata, apice paulo de- 

 orsum curvato, tomiis inflexis. Culmen subcarinatus, gradatim 

 a basi ad apicem decurvatus. Nares ovatae. Commissura leviter 

 decurvata, gonys ascendens. 

 Al(e mediocres, rotundatse, remige 1^ spuria, 3^, 4^, et 5^ subsequalibus, 

 Cauda breviuscula, rotundata. 



Tarsi breves, acrotarsiis scutellatis, paratarsiis integris. Digiti me- 

 diocres, medius tarsum sequans, postico longior ; extemus inter- 

 num paulo superans; Ungues breviusculi, modice cur\'ati, ad la- 

 tera sulcati. 



Habitat in Africa occidentali. Species unica. 

 ^THioPs CANiCAPiLLTJs. jEth. verticc, cervice, dorsoque canescente- 

 cinereis, verticis lateribus, uropygioque canescente-albidis. Fronte, 

 genis, guld, partibusque inferioribus omnibus nigerrimis. Alee 

 nigra, tectricibus minoribus omnibus, majoribusque dorso proximis 

 macula subapicali rotundata, alba. Cauda nnicolor nigra, tectrici- 

 bus superioribus nigrescente-plumbeis . Rostrum pedesque nigri. 

 Long. tot. 5 poll. Rostrum ad rictum 1^ lin., ad frontem 6 lin., 

 latum 3| lin., altum 3 lin. Ala 2 poll. 8 lin. Rectrices medii 1 poll. 

 11 lin., externi 1 poU. 7 lin. Tarsus 8 lin. Digitus intermedius cum 

 ungue 8 lin., extemus 6 lin., internus 5| lin., posticus 6 lin. 

 Hab. in insulii Fernando Po. Mus. meo. 



Obs. This singular generic form is very difficult to classify. The 

 beak is somewhat similar in form to that of a Tanager, but its other 

 characters and the African habitat forbid such a collocation. The 

 beak also exhibits some resemblance to that of Artamus, but the 

 shortness of the wings makes a marked contrast to that genus. 



Fam. FRINGILLID.E. 



Subfam. Tanagein^. 

 Genus SxEPHANOPnoRust, n. g. 

 < Tunagra, Tem., < Pyrrhula, Vieill. 

 DifF. Char. — Beak very short, tumid, of equal height and length. 



Rostrum breve, subconicum, mandibulis subaaqualibus, intumidis ; 

 culmine gradatim deorsum, gonydc sursum incurvatis ; commis- 

 sura subrecta, leviter deorsum curvata; maxilla juxta apicem ob- 

 soletissime emarginata. Nares subrotundee. 



Alee mediocres, rotundatse, remigibus 3^, 4^ (hac longissima) ct 

 5w fere sequalibus. 



* AlOioy\i, a negro, in reference to the colour and habitat. 

 \ l^Te(pavos, a crown ; <t>epit>, to bear. 



