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Mr. J. D. La Touche forwarded the following- descrip- 

 tions of two new birds from China : — 



LOCUSTELLA STTANIv, Sp. n. 



Near L. ocliotensis (Midd.), but with a much longer and 

 stouter bill. Upper plumage greyer and duller. Terminal 

 bar on the tail-feathers narrow. Second primary equal to 

 the 5th^ or between the 5th and 6th. 



In L. ocliotensis the 2nd primary is between the 3rd 

 and 5th. 



Six specimens (1 rS and 5 ? )^ collected at Foochow and 

 Swatow, South-east China^ in late spring and early 

 autumn. 



Pterhula eicketti^ sp. n. 



Yery near P. nipalensis, Hodgson^ but smaller and 

 darker. 



In the male the centres of the feathers of the crown are 

 very dark^ giving a scaly appearance to that part. The 

 white streak under the eye in both sexes is much smaller 

 and duller than in the Himalayan bird. 



Fifteen specimens (7 cJ and 8 ? ) from the mountains of 

 North-west Fokien, South-east China. 



Mr. La Touche also stated that Gettia minuta, Swinhoe, 

 is the female of Gettia canturiens of Swinhoe. This fact had 

 been proved by the shooting of the female G. minuta at the 

 nest of G. canturiens. In further support of this statement 

 he said that he had never yet procured a female specimen 

 of G. canturiens, nor had he received an authentic male of 

 G. minuta. It was also probable that Gettia cantans minuta 

 of Formosa was the same as G. minuta. He had, however, 

 only one example of that bird, and it was doubtfully sexed 

 as a male. Both the smaller birds were found in company 

 with the larger. 



Mr. M. J. Nicole exhibited examples of two species of 

 birds new to the British list and made the following 

 remarks : — 



