18/1.] DR. J. ANDEHSUN ON NEW BIRDS FROM YUNAN. 211 



Oligodon dorsalis, which was doubtfully referred to Afghanistan be- 

 cause it happened to have been found in Griffith's collections. 

 Griffith, however, made his most extensive collections in Assam, 

 Upper Burmah, and the Khasi Hills ; and it seems to be probable, 

 from such facts as these of O. dorsalis and this species, that his 

 Afghanistan collections have been mixed up with the former. 



This Frog attains a large size, the largest specimen before me 

 measuring 4" 2'" ; hind limb 6" 5'". 



The vomerine teeth are on two prominent transverse ridges from 

 the anterior internal angle of the choauae, with a wide interval be- 

 tween them. The canthus rostralis is well marked in the adult, 

 and the nostril is slightly below it, near the end of the snout. The 

 diameter of the tympanum is more than two-thirds the long dia- 

 meter of the eye. The skin is smooth, but the supratympanal and 

 orbital and posttympanal regions are finely granular, and the abdo- 

 men and under surface of the femora, and sometimes the upper sur- 

 face of the latter, are granular. From the vent to the heel is the 

 length of the body. 



Above uniform violet, in spirit ; under surface brownish, darkest 

 on the sides when in contact with the colour of the back, from 

 which it is occasionally separated by a paler violet band. The 

 brown of the sides in others is densely spotted with darker brown. 

 The under lip is yellow. 



I have examined twenty specimens of this Frog of all ages. 



Callula pulchra, Gray ; Gthr. I. c. p. 437. 



Some years ago I obtained two specimens of this handsome Frog 

 in the Botanical Gardens, Calcutta ; but I have never succeeded in 

 procuring another. The largest specimen in this museum is 2" 9'" 

 in length, the hind limb being 2" 8'". Not uncommon in Upper 

 Burmah. 



4. On eight new Species of Birds from Western Yunan, 

 China. By John Anderson, M.D., F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c, 

 Director of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 



[Eeceived February 8, 1871.] 



(Plate XI.) 

 Suthora brtjnnea, n. sp. 



Supra fusco-olivacea : pileo et nucha rufo-ferrug'meis : menlo, gula 

 et pectore roseo suffusis,et leviter fusco-striatis ; abdomine fusco- 

 flavo ; hypochondriis crissoque olivaceo-brunneis : alls et Cauda 

 brunneis : remigibus primariis et rectricibus Jlavo-olivaceo te- 

 nuiter et pallide marginatis. 



Long, tota 5-20, alse 2-15, caudse 274, rostri a rictu '35, a fronte 

 •35, tarsi '84 poll. Angl. 



Hab. Momien, Yunan, ad alt. 4500 ped. Angl. 



