1881.] 



AND A NEW SPECIES OF BUCCONID,«. 



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Micromonacha", gen. iiov. 



Genus generi Malacoptilae affiae, sed caudd hreviore ; necnon a 

 (jenere Nonnula roslro breviore, ad basin mar/is incrassato, et 

 diyitis lortf/ioribus distinguendam. 



Sp. typ. M. lanceolata (Bucco lanceolatus, Deville). 



Hapaloptila^, gen. nov. 



Oenvs generi Monachse' affiiie, sed roslro laliore, fort tier uncinato, 



sells omnino obsilo, necnon cauda breviore distinguendum. 

 Sp. typ. H. castanea {^lalacoptila castanea, Verre.aux). 

 I propose to give further comparative characters of these two new 

 forms in the "Introduction" to my Monograph now in preparation 



HapalopHla castanea. a. Bill, from side ; 6. Bill, from above ; c. Wing-end, 

 from within ; d. Tail-end, from lower surface ; e. Foot. 



^ fiiKpo?, parvus, et novax>), monacha. 



^ airaXos, tener, et tttiXoi', peiina. 



5 Monasa Vieilloti, sed melius Monacha scribenda. 



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