61 [Yol. xvi. 



backj and by the rufous rump and tail-coverts. (Described 

 from 9 adult males.) 



Lanius phcenicuroides raddei, Dress. (= Lanius 

 dichrurus, Menzb.) 



Adult male : Grey above^ with pure g-rey head, rump 

 and upper tail-coverts, the mantle sometimes more or less 

 suffused with olivaceous. The tail almost as in L. collurio, 

 but sometimes more or less suffused with rufous on its 

 distal half. The type of L. dichrurus which is in very 

 worn plumage has a pure grey back and an (excessive 

 development of black on the tail. 



"Lanius collurio, L., stands very near to the g-roup just 

 described, but is a quite distinct species, not connected 

 with the L. phcenicuroides-groui^ by any intermediate 

 forms. The very archaic coloration of its female tells of 

 an early separation from the phylogenetical stem of L. 

 phcenicuroides . ' ' 



The following communication was read from Mr. W. 

 L. Sclater^ recording- the discovery of a new species of 

 Love-bird, which he proposed to name : 



Agapoenis nigrigenis, sp. n. 



Greneral colour green, tinged with olive on the hinder 

 half of the head and neck, brig'hter on the tail-coverts ; 

 front half of the crown and forehead sienna-brown; sides 

 of the face, including the ear-coverts and throat black ; 

 quills dusky, washed with bluish-green on the outer-webs ; 

 tail dark-g-reen, all but the middle pair of feathers with a 

 red stripe along the shaft and a subterminal dusky spot ; 

 under-surface green, slightly lighter than the back, and 

 with a patch of salmon-red on the lower throat. 



Bill rosy-red, paler, almost white at the base ; leg's 

 brown (in skin). Length (in skin) 6*25, wing 8*6, tail 

 1-6, culmen '62, tarsus '50. 



" This is a very distinct species, at once recognisable by 

 its black face. 



