21 [Vol. xxix. 



In the sombre colour of its plumage this bird differs 

 from all other species of Pachycephala, but in its structure 

 it agrees perfectly with P. rufinucha, which has an equally- 

 soft and dense plumage and a somewhat graduated tail. 



Dr. Ernst Hartert exhibited an example of a new 

 species of Weaver-Finch^ which he described as follows : — 



Ploceus graueri, sp. n. 



Adult male. As in the male of P. abyssinicus, the under- 

 side is golden yellow, the black line running from the 

 throat towards the breast being surrounded by a brown 

 shade. The upperside is much like that of P. nigriceps, each 

 feather being black with a yellow tip, which^ however, is 

 much brighter and of a more golden-yellow ; the black on 

 the head extends over the occiput ; there is no chestnut 

 on the hind-neck ; the yellow tips to the feathers are 

 wider, and on the rump the black is almost hidden. The 

 bill is smaller than in P. abyssinicus. Wing (in six males) 

 85-87 mm. 



Adult female. Similar to that of P. abyssinicus, but with a 

 smaller bill. 



Hnb. Usumbura, north end of Lake Tanganyika. 



Obs. Mr. Rudolf Grauer procured a series of this species 

 from Usumbura^ also one example on the north-west shore 

 of Lake Tanganyika, and one at Mtagata in Karagwe. 



The type is in the Tring Museum : $ . No. 2239. 

 Usumbnra, 31. iii. 08. Rudolf Grauer coll. 



Mr. CoLLiNGAvooD Ingram exhibited and described ex- 

 amples of a new subspecies of Rail belonging to the genus 

 Porzana [Poliolimnas, Sharpe^Cat. B. Brit. Mus. vol.xxiii.) : — 



PoRZANA cinerea brevipes, subsp. n. 



Adult male and female. Similar to typical P. cinerea 

 (Vieill.), but the lower flanks and under tail-coverts are 

 more rufous, and the lower back and rump are inclined 

 to be more ruddy. The bill is of about the same length 



