1883.] MR. p. L. SCLATER ON BIRDS FROM TIMOR LAUT. 53 



gibus fuscis, nigro transfasciatis,in pogoniis externis fulvo macu- 

 latis et albido vermiculatis ; Cauda nigricante, taniis quinque 

 fulvis transfasciata et albido vermiculata ; subtus alba, prcecipue 

 in ventre maculis roiundis nigris fulvo cinctis aspersa, subalaribus 

 ventre coneoloribus j tarsis postice fere onmino plumulis obtectis, 

 antice digitos versus setis paucis obsitis ; rostro et pedibus car- 

 nets: long, tota 11 '5, alee 8*5, caudce 3*5, tarsi 2*2, 

 Hab. Larat, inss. Tenimberensium. 



Obs. Species S. novce-hollandia affinis et ejusdetn formae, sed 

 crassitie valde miiiore, tarsorum plumis brevioribus et dorsi punctis 

 rotundioribus distinguenda. 



Mr. Sharpe, who has kindly examined the single skin of this Owl 

 sent, is of opinion that it belongs to a species allied to Strix novts- 

 hollandim, but easily recognizable by its inferior size. 



The example was obtained on Larat on the 24th of September, 

 1882, and is labelled : — " Female : irides dark brown ; bill, legs, and 

 feet flesh-colour ; legs covered with flesh-coloured bristles." 



C. Tanygnathus subaffinis, sp. nov. 



Flavicanti-viridis, in pileo et capitis lateribus prasinus, in dorso 

 postico cceruleo lavatus ; alis viridibus ; scapularium apicibus, 

 campterio atari extus et tectricum majorum marginibus ceeruleis ; 

 secundariorum tectricibus flavo marginatis ; cauda supra viridi, 

 apice flavicante, subtus obscure aurulenta ; subalaribus viridibus 

 cceruleo mixtis, alarum pagina iiiferiore nigricante ; rostro ruber- 

 rimo ; pedibus nigris: long, tota 13"0, alee 9'5, caudce 6*0. 



Hah. Larat, inss. Tenimberensium. 



Obs. Species T. affini maxime affinis, sed dorso flavicante viridi 

 vix cseruleo lavato, diversa. 



The single specimen is a female, obtained in Larat on August 8. 

 " Irides cream-yellow, with inner ring of pale gamboge." 



8. EcLECTUs RiEDELi, Meyer, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 917- 



Dr. A. B. Meyer has accurately described the female of this fine 

 species, of which I exhibit a pair (the green bird marked "male " and 

 the red bird " female ") . I propose to give a description of them on a 

 future occasion, as I have not yet been able to get access to a good series 

 of the other Eclecti. But I may remark that the male is certainly 

 not E. westermanni, Bp., as it has conspicuous red side-patches, nor 

 the female E. cornelia, Bp., because, as pointed out by Dr. Meyer, 

 the apical half of the tail and under tail-coverts are yellow. 



11. MoNARCHA castus, sp. nov. (Plate XIL fig. 1.) 



Supra niger ; pileo et regione auriculari albis, fronte et tcenia 

 nucham cingente nigris circutndatis ; dorso summo tcenicB nu- 

 chali proximo, uropygio et tectricibus alarum minoribus cum 

 scapularium marginibus externis albis ; subtus albus, gutture 

 nigro, maculis tribus albis ornato ; cauda alba, rectricibus tribus 

 externis alba late terminatis; subalaribus et remigum pogoniis 



