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Dryobates medius lilianae, subsp. nov. 



Similar to D. m. medius, but black of upper-parts and to 

 a less extent of wings very intense witli no brown tinge ; 

 black bars on outer tail-feathers more regular and broader, 

 and thus showing less white than in D. m. medius ; crimson of 

 head of male rather brighter than in D. m. medius, but not 

 so brilliant as in D. m. splendidior • yellow of breast rather 

 stronger than in D. m. medius and throat tinged with yellow ; 

 axillaries very pale yellow, not pure white ; bill on the whole 

 larger and wider than in D. m. medius, but some examples 

 of the latter are as large. Measurements : 4 (^ , wing 126- 

 9 mm.; bill 27-27-5; tail 78-81; tarsus 21-22. 4 ?, 

 wing 124-7 ; bill 24-5-26-5 ; tail 77-80 ; tarsus 20-23. 



Ti/pe. S , Potes (Santander), N.W. Spain, Oct. 11, 1921. 



Named in honour of my wife, who has always helped me 

 greatly in collecting, and was particularly successful in 

 obtaining these Woodpeckers. 



Dr. Eenst Haetekt exhibited some new African birds, 

 which he described as follows : — 



Cinnyris loveridgei, sp. nov. 



Male adidt. Upperside metallic green, tail-coverts bluish- 

 purple ; wings blackish-brown with a faint purplish tinge 

 on the inner webs of quills, outer webs of primaries with 

 very narrow, inner with wider olive-yellow outer edges ; 

 lesser and median upper wing-coverts like upper-side, 

 longest like primaries ; rectrices deep blackish steel-blue ; 

 sides of head and throat like back, separated from the breast 

 by a purple band ; breast brownish-red ; abdomen and under 

 tail-coverts brownish-yellow ; tufts on sides of breast deep 

 chrome-yellow ; under wing-coverts whitish-grey with yellow 

 wash. Wing 57 ; tail 41 ; outer tail-feathers 35 ; bill from 

 forehead 25 ; tarsus 20 mm. 



Hah. Uluguru Mts,, Tanganyika Territory. 



Type. In the Tring Museum, 24. v. 1921, collected by 

 Arthur Loveridge, after whom the species is named. One 

 male only examined. 



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