1884.] DR. G. HARTLA.UB ON A NEW S\LPORNIS. 415 



Still greater resemblance m the black head and black streak through 

 the eye, which are found in all three species ; but Sitla whitehnadi 

 is recognized at once by the ashy isabelline colour of the underparts, 

 instead of the cinnamon-bufT or fulvous colour of the lower surface 

 iu the Chinese and North-American birds. 



3. On a new Species of Salpornis from Eastern Equatorial 

 Africa. By Dr. G. Hartlaub, P.M.Z.S. 



[Eeceiyed June 4, 1884.] 

 (Plate XXXVII.) 



I have the pleasure of sending for the examination of the Zoolo- 

 gical Society of London a specimen of a new Creeper of the genus 

 Sal^iornis, which I propose to call 



Salpornis emini, sp. n. (Plate XXXVII.) 



Supra in fundo fasco-nigricanle, maculis apicalibus rotundutis albis 

 velalbidis, antice nigro-marginatispidchre et confertim gutlulata ; 

 jiileo fulvesceiite slriolato ; capitis lateribus fulvo-pallidis ; 

 reyioue parotica obscure fusca ; striola supercdiari pallida 

 parum conspicua ; supracaudalibus maculis rotundatis majoribas 

 albis ; feclricibus alarum minoribus dorso concoloribus, mujuribus 

 ante apicem albidum late nigris ; remigibus primariis in tertia 

 parte apicali immaculatisyfuscis, cater um maculis pogonii interni 

 minoribus, marginalibus, albis, minus circumscriptis ; prima 

 eodem loco non maculuto sed serratim albido marginato ; tertiariis 

 fuscis, in pogonio externa albido limbatis, latius nigro-fuscialis, 

 interna notis marginalibus minus distiiictis ; subalaribusjasciatim 

 macv.latis ; gula ochroleuca iinmaculata ; pectore, ubdomine et 

 subcaudalibus fuluescenti-pallidis, maculis minutis rotundatis al- 

 bidis, supra riigro-circumdatis conspicue gutlulatis ; rectncibus 

 irregulariter albido etfusco-nigricantefasciatis,fasciis laliaribus 

 fuscis, anyustiorihus albidis ; rostra fusca, mandibula parte apicali 

 excepta patlidiore ; pedibus obscure fu&cis. (Mas. ad.) 

 Long. tot. circa l."»0 millim., culm. 21, alcB 95, caud. 58, tars. 14, 



pallic. c. vng. 1 9. 

 The Certhine genus Salpornis, established in 1847 by the late 

 G. R. Gray, is a very rare and very restricted one. Up to the year 

 1878, the only species constituting it was an interesting Indian 

 type— Certkia spilonota of Franklin, P. Z. S. 1831, p. 121. A 

 second and quite typical species was discovered by tiie indefati- 

 gable Portuguese collector, M. T. d'Anchieta, near C.iconda in the 

 interior of the province of Bengiielii, S.W. Africa. Prof. Barboza du 

 Socage has described and figured this bird as a new generic type and 



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