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*8. Prionochilus obsoletus (Miill. & Schleg.). 



Bima and Tambora, in low country. " Bill dark brown, paler below ; feet dark 

 grey ; iris light orange-brown." 



*9. Anthreptes malaccensis chlorogaster (Sharpe). 



Both sexes from Bima. The Sambawan race of this bird is very dark below, 

 almost as much so as the Celebes form, and they are very large birds. Wings, cT, 70 

 and 71 mm.; culmen 2122 mm. Ihe female is very green above. 



10. Cinnyris pectoralis (Horsf.). 

 Low country and hills of Tambora at 3000 feet. 



11. Stig-matops ocularis (Gould). 

 Tambora, from the sea-coast up to 3000 feet. 



12. Philemon neglectus (Btittik.). 



Tambora, low country. " Iris dark brown." 



(Philemon timoriensis Gnillemard, P. Z. S. 1885, p. 509.) 



13. Zosterops aureifrons Wall. 



A fine series from the lowlands of Bima and Tambora. I have compared them 

 with the types of the species in the British Museum and found them identical. 

 The types are from Flores, but Sharpe (Cat. B. Brit. Hus. IX. p. 160) mentions 

 also Sambawa as the habitat of the species, while Guillemard does not enumerate 

 the bird. 



" Iris red-brown ; bill blackish ; base of mandible and near nostrils whitish; feet 

 dull slaty grey." 



14. Zosterops intermedia Wall. 



Not rare in Tambora. 



This is the bird named Z. brunneicauda by Dr. Guillemard in P. Z. S. 1885, 

 p. 508. I, however, cannot find any constant characters to separate these birds from 

 Z. intermedia, though most of my specimens have longer wings and bills, others, on 

 the other hand, being in no way larger. Z. brunneicauda Salvad. is very closely 

 allied, but the totally different locality whence it came (Ceram Laut, Choor, and 

 Aru), as well as the quite black bill and more olive flanks, seem to be against its 

 identity with the Sambawa birds. Z. griseiventris Scl., from Timor Laut, is also allied. 

 Z. sumbawensis, described by Guillemard I.e., is much more yellow and may be a 

 different species. It was shot at Bima. 



Lophozosterops gen. nov. 



A series of a pretty little bird from the mountain of Tambora cannot, without 

 violence, be united with any genus known to us. I am, therefore, obliged to create 

 a new genus for its reception. In its wing-formula it agrees best with Zosterops, to 

 which genus it seems most nearly allied. The nasal aperture is covered from above 

 with a strong operculum, the beak rather strong and stout. Tail shaped as in 

 Zosterops. Tarsus distinctly, though only about 4 mm., longer than middle toe with 



