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Geopelia shortridgei, sp. n. 



Adult male. Most nearly allied to G. tranquilla, Gould, 

 but smaller. It resembles that species in the general colora- 

 tion of the underparts and in having the fore-neck and 

 chest narrowly barred with black. The forehead and crown 

 are grey, the occiput rufous, the feathers of the back and 

 wings largely washed with the same rufous colour ; most of 

 the inner wing-coverts and scapulars have a more or less 

 irregular whitish or buff spot near the extremity of either 

 web, and the upper tail-coverts are brownish-grey, without 

 dusky terminal bars. 



From G. cuneaia (Lath.), which the present species 

 resembles in its smaller size, it may be at once distinguished 

 by the transverse blackish lines on the fore-neck and chest 

 and by the pinkish wash on the breast. It further some- 

 what resembles that species in the light spotting on the 

 wing-coverts and scapulars. 



The under wing-coverts as well as the inner webs of the 

 quills are mostly rufous-chestnut, the former being charac- 

 teristic of G. tranquilla ; the latter of G. cuneata, which has 

 the under wing-coverts grey. Iris pale yellow ; orbital skin 

 dull orange ; bill dark slate tinged with magenta ; legs 

 flesh-colour, feet pink, claws light slate-colour. Total 

 length 8*0 inches ; wing (imperfect) ca. 4*0 ; tail 4*1, 

 tarsus 0*6. 



Hab. Carnarvon, "W. Australia. 



Obs. As will be seen from reading the description, this 

 bird is intermediate in many respects between G. tranquilla 

 and G, cuneata, and may prove to be a hybrid between those 

 two species. 



Mr. Ogilvie-Grant also described the following new 

 species from the collection of birds in the British Museum : — 



ACANTHIZA LEIGHI, Sp. n. 



Adult. Most nearly allied to A. chrysorrhoa (Q. & G.), but 

 differs in having the underparts white, washed with pale yellow 

 (instead of buff), especially on the sides and flanks (much as 



