139 [ Vol. xl. 
by this form. Buturlin’s description in the English sum- 
mary of his paper is, “differs from R. t. tephronota of 
Turkestan (typical locality Ferghana) in being smaller, 
with bill about as long but slenderer :— 
Bill from Its breadth 
nostril. at middle. 
R. iranica .... 79-83 22-236 16-18 46-52 2:6-2:9 
R. tephronota.. 82-90 288-25 16-18 5:1-55 3:0-3:25.” 
Wing. ‘Tarsus. Itsheight. 
The types of this form came from the Perso-Transcaspian 
border, some from N.E. Persia, others from 'Transcaspia. 
In the Russian text of the same paper Buturlin adds 
form very close to the Turkestan R. t. tephronota.” 
Ge 
The CHarrman exhibited, on behalf of Dr. Hartert, a new 
Woodpecker from East Africa. 
Campethera loveridgei, sp. nov. 
?. Coloration almost exactly the same as in C. nubica 
(Gm.), but very much smaller and the back with greenish 
cream-coloured spots, but without the whitish cross-bars and 
the black moustachial stripe very narrow, merely indicated. 
Bill about half the size of that of C. nubica. Bill 16°5 mm. 
from forehead (about 26 in C. nubica). Wing 94 (at least 
112 in C. nubica). 
Type. 1 9%. Morogoro, west of Dar - es - Salaam, 
20. viii. 1917 (Arthur Loveridge coll.). 
Mr. OC. W. MackwortH-Prarp described five new races 
of African Francolins, and made the following remarks :— 
I have lately had the opportunity of reviewing the African 
Francolins, and I hope that I may be able to publish a small 
paper on the subject shortly. To-night I propose to describe 
five new races which seem fairly clearly defined, and I consider 
that I have been moderate, as I may say there are some 
20 others as yet unnamed which appear to be more or less 
distinct. I cannot urge too strongly that, before describing 
a race, the describer should not only have a fair series of 
