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with huffish chestnut on the upper parts and with white on 

 the underparts, distinguish it from its allies. It is, however, 

 very large, as the following comparison of measurements 

 shows, and may possibly prove to belong to a new species : 



Mid. toe 

 Wing. Tail. Culmen. Tarsus, and claw. 



Hakodadi 5-75 1-7 1-5 -8 1-36 



B.marmoratn8(Uo\&*) 5'00 1-5 1-35 -7 1-2 



BRACHYRHAMPUS WRANGELI. 



An example in the Swinhoe collection labelled " No. 1357, 

 Hakodadi, ? , May," was identified by Swinhoe (Ibis, 1875, 

 p. 458) with B. kittlitzi of Brandt. It measures wing5'25, 

 tail 1*4, culmen 1*3, tarsus '7, middle toe and claw 1'3 

 inch. The upper parts are grey, most of the feathers tipped 

 with pale grey, but many of them are dark brown with 

 rufous tips. The underparts are very white, most of the 

 feathers, especially on the breast and flanks, have dark brown 

 tips. The under wing-coverts are nearly white. This spe- 

 cimen cannot be the adult of any of the species enumerated 

 by Coues, since both the species mentioned by him as having 

 short tarsi are said to have the under wing-coverts dusky 

 brown. 



A skin sent, labelled " No. 1918, Hakodadi, ? , Nov.," 

 appears to be almost adult. The measurements agree with 

 those of the last-mentioned skin, except that the culmen 

 measures 1*4. The upper parts are nearly uniform greyish 

 brown, with much, white on the scapulars. The underparts 

 are white, except the flanks and axillaries, which are grey, 

 and the inner wing-coverts, which are mottled grey and white. 

 Probably the next moult would have brought it to the plumage 

 described as B. wrangeli. 



SlMORHYNCHUS PYGM^EUS. 



The skin sent from Hakodadi (No. 3255) agrees fairly 

 well with Coues's S. microceros, and another (No. 2291) from 

 the same locality with the S. pusillus of the same author. 

 Probably, as Dr. Coues suggests, the latter is the young of 

 the former, in which case he is of opinion that Gmelin's 

 name ought to be used. 



