244 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



OXYLABES MADAGASCARIENSIS (Gmelin) . 



Motacilla madagascariensis Gmelin, Syst. Nat., I, 1788, p. 952. 

 Oxyldbes madagascarensis Sharpe, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loud., 1870, p. 386. 



The single specimen referred to this species agrees in most respects 

 with Dr. Sharpe's description of the very young bird/ except that the 

 breast has no admixture of rufous feathers. The shade of the entire 

 upper parts, including wings and tail, is a much less rufescent olive 

 than in the adult. Judging from the texture of the plumage, however, 

 this individual does not seem to be a very young bird. 



CROSSLEYIA XANTHOPHRYS (Sharpe). 



Oxylabes xanthophry s Skartb, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lend., 1875, p. 76. 

 Crossleyia xanthophrys Hartlaub, Vog. Madag., 1877, p. 168. 



One adult specimen. The tail and upper tail-coverts lack the brown 

 transverse markings; otherwise it seems to be typical. The structure 

 of the nostrils and the much obliterated scutellation of the tarsus sufiQ- 

 ciently distinguish Crossleyia from Oxylabes, with which it has been 

 recently united by Captain Shelley.^ 



Family TUEDID^. 



PSEUDOCOSSYPHUS SHARPEI (Gray). 



Cossypha sharpei Gray, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 1871, p. 429. 

 Pseudocossyphus sharpii Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., VII, 1883, p. 22. 



Two specimens from the forest of East Imerina, taken in February, 

 1896. One of these is in the spotted first plumage; the other is just 

 emerging from this condition, having still some buffy markings on 

 wing-coverts, head, and neck. 



Family SYLVIID^. 



NESILLAS TYPICA (Hartlaub), 



Ellisia typica Hartlaub, Journ. f. Orn., 1860, p. 92. 



Nesillas typica Obekholser, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. PMla., 1899, p. 211. 



Four specimens from the forest of East Imerina. In the color of the 

 upper parts there is considerable individual difference, some of which 

 is undoubtedly due to wear. Immature birds are more rufescent above 

 than adults. 



DROMiEOCERCUS BRUNNEUS Sharpe. 



Dromceoeerciis Irunneus Sharpe, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1877, p. 23 pi. ii, fig. 2. 



One specimen from the forest of East Imerina. - 



> Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., VII, 1883, p. 572. 

 2 Birds of Africa, I, 1896, p. 65. 



