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and sides of the crown distinctly ashy, and the back 

 duller and less yellowish olive-gTeen, It differs from 

 li. r. liimalayensis in havin*;- the back less yellowish, and 

 the wino- slightly shorter ; from R. r. japonensis in 

 the more yellow, less reddish-orange crest, the narrower 

 whitish tij)s to the wing-coverts, and the generally whiter, 

 less buffy underside. The wing in three males measures 

 from 54*5 to 55 mm. 



Hah. Corsica and Sardinia. Type ^ ad. Sassari, Sardinia, 

 G. ii., 1904 ; received from Mr. Squilloni. (Four males 

 examined.) 



" Dr. SharjDe has already called attention to the differences 

 of the Corsican Gold-crest in the ' Ibis,' 1885, p. 34; but the 

 note, by some mistake, appeared under the heading ^50 Fire- 

 crest,' instead of ' 49 Gold-crest.' This is perhaps the reason 

 why nobody has hitherto follow^ed up the hint thrown out 

 as long ago as 1885." 



Dr. Hartert likewise exhibited a specimen of Dioptrornis 

 hrunnea, Cab. from Northern Angola, collected by Dr. W. 

 J. Ansorge. This species had hitherto been only known 

 from an immature specimen in the Berlin Museum. 



Mr. F. J. Jackson, C.B., sent for exhibition a specimen 

 of an apparently new species of Callene, which he pro- 

 posed to call — 



Callene iEQUATORiALis, sj). n. 



C. similis G. cijornithopsidi sed subtus aurantiaco-rufa, 

 abdomine tantum ffavicanti-albo, subcaudalibus hypo- 

 chondriisqvie concoloribus, aurantiaco-rufis. Long. tot. 

 5*2, culm. "55, ala; 2-8, cauda3 2*05, tarsi '85. 



Hah. Kericho, Lmnbwa, 7500 feet, June 15, 1908. 



Obs. In C. cyornithopsis the whole of the breast and 

 abdomen, as well as the under tail-coverts, are white, 

 with a slight rufesccnt tinge, whereas in the new species 

 the under tail-coverts are orange-rufous, like the flanks 

 and chest. In C. a:<j[uator'udis the white is confined to 



