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In this variety the upper part of each whorl near the suture is 

 banded with brown. 



Hab. in insula Tablas. — W. J. B. 



Plekocheilus. 



Plekocheilus gracilis, pi. testa elongatd, gracili, anfractihts 4, 

 ultimo longissinie maximo, subdiaphand, anfractu basalt trans- 

 versim corrugato, strigis angulatis irregularibus longitudinalibus 

 creberrime fucato ; anfractibus cteteris subroseis ; aperturd sub- 

 aureo-flavd ; labii limbo lata, rejlexo, albo. 

 Long. If ; lat. |. 

 Hab in insulis Faejee dictis ? 



Hitherto this form has only been discovered in the Western World. 

 Mr. Cuming received the specimen above described from a captain 

 of a ship, who said he had got it from a native of one of the Feejee 

 Islands. A glance at the western species will satisfy the observer 

 that the species above described is distinct. — W. J. B, 



Mr. Waterhouse exhibited two new species of Birds from the So- 

 ciety's collection, and pointed out their distinguishing characters. 

 The first is a small species of Picus, believed to be from the north- 

 west coast of South America, and is remarkable for the absence of 

 spots and markings, and the brilliant red colour of the upper parts 

 of its body and wings : this red colouring commences on tlie back of 

 the neck, and is continued to the tail, as well as over the whole of 

 the wings ; that is, over the visible portion of each feather, the inner 

 shafts being of a brown colour. The whole of the upper surface of 

 the head is of a brown-black colour ; the sides are pale brown ; the 

 throat is pure white ; the chest and whole of the under parts of the 

 body are of a dirty white colour, indistinctly tinted with yellowish. 

 The tail is of an uniform blackish brown colour, with the exception 

 of the two outer feathers on each side, which are pale brown ; on 

 the apical half of the external feather there is a very obscure indi- 

 cation of bands. The beak is of a very pale horn- colour. 



The principal characters may be thus briefly expressed : — 



Picus CALLONOTUS. Pi. cttpite pallide fusco, supra fuliginoso ; 

 corpore supra alisque sanguineis ; guld,pectore abdomineque albes- 

 centibus ; caudd obscure fused ; rostro albescente. 



In size and general form this species agrees very closely with the 

 Picus minor of Europe, but its beak is rather longer in proportion, 

 being nine lines in length. 



The second new species is one of the Icterine group, and in most 

 of its chsiracters agrees with that division to which the term Cassicus 

 is applied : it has the same stout conical bill, the upper surface of 

 which is broadly expanded at the base, and encroaches on to the 

 forehead : the apex is pointed. This bird, however, differs from any 

 other species of the group to which it belongs, in the great length of 

 its wings, which extend considerably beyond the tip of the tail, which 

 is of moderate length, broad, and slightly rounded. The colouring 



