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CAPT. G. E. SHELLEY ON BIRDS 



[Mar. 7, 



s.h, stylo-liyal ; e.p, epiliyal ; c.h, cerato-hyal ; b.h, basihyal ; t.h, 

 thyro-byal ; s.h. in' , origin of the sfylo-h/oideiis ; s.h. m, its insertion ; 

 s.h.m.t, its tendinous edge (this, being deep of the muscle and ducts, 

 is diagrammatically represented by a dotted line) ; m.h, in.h' , mylo- 

 hyoideus, cut and reflected ; s.g, stemo-glossus (cut short) ; g.h', genio- 

 hyoideus, at its origin, cut short and reflected ; h.g, hyo-glossi ; ep, 

 epiphari/ngcus (Owen) ; hy, hyopharyngeus (Owen) ; int, inter- 

 cornualis ; 1, 2, 3, the three ducts of the submaxillary gland, con- 

 verging to be Surrounded by the stylo-hyokleiis. 



2. The same parts in Tamandua tcfradaciyla, enlarged. The letters as 



before, except s.h.m, stylo-hyoideus muscle, with its anterior ten- 

 dinous edge {s.h.m.t), blending here with the mylo- {m.h.) and genio- 

 hyoid {g.h) muscles, and surrounding the three submaxillary ducts 

 {s.m.d), which are cut short and reflected ; m.h', hyoid origin of the 

 raylo-hyoid. 



3. Diagram to show the openings into the mouth of the three ducts of the 



submaxillary gland in Myrhiecophaga. a, h, the two ducts from the 

 more posterior parts of the gland, opening together ; c, the third 

 duet, from the cervical part, opening posteriorly to the other two ducts. 



2. List of the Birds sent home by Mr. Joseph Thomson from 

 the Eiver llovuma. East Africa. By Captain G. E. 

 Shelley. 



[Eeceived February 25, 1882.] 



(Plate XVI.) 



. Mr. Thomson is well known as one of the most successful East- 

 African explorers. On him devolved the task of carrying through 

 the expedition in which Mr. Keith Johnston lost his life ; and no 

 praise can be too strong for the manner in which he fulfilled his mission. 

 Like all successful African travellers, he has again returned to the 

 Dark country, this time to explore the river Rovuma and to report 

 on the value of the coal-fields said to exist in that valley ; and an in- 

 teresting account of his journey has been given by himself (Proc. 

 R. Geogr. Soc. 1882, p. 6.5). 



The Rovuma runs from the south-west into the sea at 10° 30' S. 

 lat.; and Mr. Thomson explored this valley to nearly 3/° E. long. 

 During this journey the present collection of birds was made, whereby 

 two interesting new species are added to the African Avifauna. 



1. Astur tachiro {Baud.). 



2. Falco minor, B]^- 



3. F. dickersoni, Sclaf. 



4. Coracias caudata, Linn. 



5. Halcyon orientahs, Peters. 



6. Merops dresseri, sp. n. 



7. Melittophagus builockoides 

 {Syni/h). 



8. M. pusiUus {Man.). 



9. Upupa africaua, Bcchst. 



10. Irrisor erythrorhynchus {Lath.). 



11. Ehinopomastes cyanomelas 



( rieilL). 



12. Ciunyris microrhynchus, Shelley. 

 1-3. 0. gutfuralis {Linn.). 



14. Mutacilla vidua, Sundev. 



15. Turdus li bony anus, iS/iiifh. 



16. Cossypha heuglini. Hard. 



17. Crateropus plebejus {Biip2^.). 



18. Oriolus notatus, Peters. 



19. Pachypi'ora molitor {Hahn ^ 



Kiist. ). 



20. Bias musicus {Vieill.). 



21. Platystira pellatn, Sundev. 



22. Muscicapa crerulescens, Hartl. 



23. Erythrocercus thomsoni, sp. n. 



24. Trochocercus cyanomela s ( Vieill.). 



25. Siuithornis capensis, Smith. 



26. Parus niger, Vieill. 



27. Mebinoruis ater, Sundev. 



28. Buchaiiga assiniilis {Bcrhst.). 



29. Telephonus erythropterus {Shaw), 



30. Laniarius cubla {Shaw). 



31. L. boiilboul {Shaw). 



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