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the present bird as hitherto undescribed, I should hardly have ven- 
tured to characterize a species of this family, which is one of those 
most perplexing to ornithologists, by reason of the great similarity of 
colouring that pervades the group. The Baron de la Fresnaye, who 
has lately written a most complete monograph of these birds in the 
‘Revue de Zoologie,’ has mentioned this species in a recent number 
of that periodical, under the MS, name I had proposed for it when 
on a visit to him eighteen months ago. This makes it desirable, I 
think, to give it specific characters at once, in order to avoid the 
evils of leaving a published name without a published description 
attached. 
The specific name is in honour of Mr. Eyton, who has worked a 
ereat deal at the Dendrocolaptine, and published the results of his 
labours in the shape of descriptions of several new species, and a 
general list of the whole subfamily, in the ‘Contributions to Orni- 
thology’ for last year. 
Denprocoxaptes Eyront, Sclater. D. supra cinnamomeo-brun- 
neus ; caude colore intensiore, primariis intus ad apices obscu- 
rioribus ; capitis collique superit plumis nigrescentibus, linea 
lata mediali fulvo-albida ; subtus, mento et gula albis ; pectore 
toto et ventre summo albido flammulatis, singulis plumis plaga 
mediali albida utrinque brunneo marginata ; ventre imo et la- 
teribus fulvis ; tectricibus subalaribus pallide brunneis ; rostro 
paululum incurvo; mandibula superiore nigrescente, inferiore 
corneo ; pedibus nigris. 
Long. tota, 9-5; alee, 4-0; rostri a rictu, 1-9; a fronte, 1-5. 
Hab. in vicinitate Pare, imp. Brasiliensis. 
June 28, 1853. 
W. Yarrell, Esq., in the Chair. 
The following paper was read :— 
Descriptions or New SHELLS FROM THE COLLECTION OF 
H. Cumine, Esa. By Artaur Apams, F.L.S. etc. 
1. Garrarium (Corsis) caiatum, A. Adams. G. testa equi- 
valvi, subcompressa, equilaterali, alba, transversim ovali, utrin- 
que rotundata, costellis transversis, concentricis, crenatis et tu- 
berculis triangularibus, squamiformibus in interstitiis pulcher- 
rime celata ; tuberculis antice et postice validioribus et imbri 
catis ; margine ventrali arcuato, crenulato. 
Hab. Sorsogon, Island of Luzon, coarse sand, 6 fathoms (1. C.). 
Mus. Cuming, 
