1884.] DR. G. HARTLAUB ON A NEW SALPORNIS. 415 



still greater resemblance in the black head and black streak through 

 the eye, which are found in all three species ; but Sitta whiteheadi 

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

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

 in the Chinese and North-American birds. 



3. On a new Species of Salpornis from Eastern Equatorial 

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



[Keceiyed 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 

 Salpornis, which I propose to call 



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



Supra in fundo fusco-nigricanle, maculis apicalibus rotundatis albis 

 velalbidis, arttice nigro-marginatispidchre et confertim guttulata ; 

 pileo fulvescente striolato ; capitis lateribus fuloo-pallidis ; 

 reyione parotica obscure fusca ; striola superciliari pallida 

 parum conspicua ; supracaudalibus maculis rotundatis majoribus 

 albis ; teclricibus alarum minoribus dorso concoloribus, mujoribus 

 ante apicem albidum lute nigris ; remigibus primariis in tertia 

 parte apicali immaculatis, fuscis, cceterum maculis pogonii interni 

 minoribus, marginalibus, albis, ?ninus circumscriptis ; primo 

 eodem loco non maculato sed serratim albido marginato ; lerliariis 

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

 interno notis marginalibus minus distiuctis ; subalaribus fascia tint 

 mucv.latis ; gula ochroleuca immaculata ; pectore, abdomine et 

 subcaudalibus fulvescenti-pallidis, maculis minutis rotundatis al- 

 bidis, supra niyro-circumdatis conspicue guttulatis ; rectricibus 

 irregulariter albido et fusco-nigricante fasciatis, fasciis lalioribus 

 fuscis, angustioribus albidis ; rostrofusco, mandibula parte apicali 

 excepta pallidiore ; pedibus obscure fuscis. (Mas. ad.) 

 Long. tot. circa 150 millim., culm. 21, alee 95, caud. 58, tars. 14, 



pollic. c. ung. 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 — Certhia spilonota of Franklin, P. Z. S. 1831, p. 121. A 

 second and quite typical species was discovered by the indefati- 

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

 interior of the province of Jiengutla, S.W. Africa. Prof, liarboza du 

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



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