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Mr. D. A. Bannerman exhibited and described examples 

 of two new species of birds from West Africa, collected by 

 Mr. Willougliby P. Lowe during his cruise with Captain E. 

 C. Hardy, R.N., H.M.S. ' Mutine ^ :— 



Sylviella hardyi, sp. n. 



Adult. Crown of head dark grey; rest of the upperparts, 

 including the tail, olive-green ; wings brown, the primaries 

 and secondaries narrowly edged with olive-green ; throat 

 pale cinnamon, becoming lighter on the chin; chest and 

 flanks olive-green, but of a lighter colour than the upper- 

 parts ; ear-coverts grey, with very fine whitish shaft-streaks ; 

 no trace of a superciliary streak ; rest of the underparts, 

 including tlie thighs, sulphur-yellow. Iris reddish-brown, 

 eyelids brown ; bill black ; feet dusky flesh-colour. Exposed 

 part of culmen 8 mm.; expanse of wings 152; wing 50; 

 tarsus 16. 



Hab. Sierra Leone. 



The type is in the British Museum: ^, No. 587. 

 8.iii.ll. W. P. Lowe coll. 



Obs. An immature example of this species, procured by 

 Ussher at Abrobonka, has been incorrectly determined as 

 Sylviella fiaviventris (Sharpe) \_cf. Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. vii. 

 p. 157, specimen b (1883)]. 



This species is named in honour of Captain E. C. Hardy, 

 R.N., H.M.S. ' Mutine/ who invited Mr. Willoughby P. 

 Lowe to accompany him as naturalist during his recent 

 survey of the West Coast of Africa. Mr. Lowe was thus 

 enabled to make a most valuable collection of birds, which 

 has been presented by Captain Hardy to the British 

 Museum. 



CiNNYRIS KRUENSIS, sp. n. 



Adult male and female. Most nearly allied to C. batesi, 

 Grant, from Cameroon, but distinguished by its smaller size, 

 shorter bill, and more yelloAv underparts, as well as by the 

 colour of the tail, which is olive-brown washed with green, 

 not dark brown, as in C. batesi. Total length in the flesh 



