1-lG MR. LAYARD ON A NEW PAC H YCEPII ALA . [Feb. 18 



and Jelski, and forwarded to Mr. Sclater for examination by 

 M. L. Taczanowski, of Warsaw, C.M.Z.S. 



Mr. Sclater stated that, after careful examination and consultation 

 with Mr. Gould and Mr. Salvin, he had come to the conclusion that 

 this bird must be referred to a new species, which he proposed to 

 characterize as follows : — 



Thatjmasius' taczanowskii, sp. nov. 



Supra metaUice viridis, in capite cupreo lavatus, plumis suhfus 

 cinereis ; alls fuscis, tectricibus dorso concoloribus ; cauda 

 cequali, supra dorso concolori, versus apicem cupreo tincta, sub- 

 tusfusca, versus apicem cupreo-virescente ; corpore subtiis albo, 

 lateraliter et in crisso p)rcBcipue j)allido cinereo perfuse ; gut- 

 ture toto piinctis minutis, cordiformibus, nitenti-viridibus ob- 

 tecto ; rosfro forti, paulum incurve : long, tola 4"0, alee 2*6, 

 cauda 1*5, rostri a rict. lin. dir. 0"9. 

 Bab. Guajungo, prov. Cajamarca, Peru. 

 Obs. Sp. Th. viridicipiti, Gould, ut videtur, affinis, rostro fortius- 



eulo, cauda aequali, et maculis gutturis minutis insignis. 



Mr. Sclater exhibited a living AinphisbEctiian lately received by 

 the Society from Monte Video, which appeared to be referable to 

 Amphisbcena darwini, D. & B. 



The following papers were read : — 



1 . Note on the Pachycephala icteroides of Peale^ with De- 

 scription of a supposed new Species. ByE. L. Layard, 

 C.M.G., F.Z.S. 



The acquisition of the part of the ' Proceedings ' of the Society for 

 March and April of 1878, has put me in possession of the remarks 

 of Mr. W. A. Forbes on Pachycephala icteroides, Peale, from Sa- 

 moa (page 351), and has induced me to reconsider my opinion on 

 that species given P. Z. S. 1876, p. 494. Unfortunately 1 can only 

 do this from memory, as the Part (No. 3, of 1S76) containing that 

 page is wanting from my series. 



In general terms, I believe I said " I doubt the occurrence of P. 

 icteroides, Peale, in Samoa." To this belief I was led by Drs. Finsch 

 and Ilartlaub including it as a Fijian species in their * Fauna Cen- 

 tralpolynesiens ' in the " Einleitung " of which (page xxxiv) P, 

 icteroides is given as from the " Viti-Gruppe," and from Viti Levu 

 in particular. The bird I identified with P. icteroides is found on 

 Ovalau, and as certainly is not found in Samoa. With P. grceffii, 

 Hartlaub, I at first confounded it (P. Z. S. 18/5, p. 433), believing 

 that another bird, that I afterwards named P. intermedia, was 



' Hoc nom&n e,s.6aviia.<nos, admiratione dignuSj^'dxiv&iVi'ai, " Thau7)iasius," neo 

 " Thauviatias " melius scribatur. 



