115 [Vol. xvi. 



" I may add that both species are very distinct from 

 G. suhruficapilla or C. cliiniana, with which G. rufilata has 

 been mixed up by Sharpe and Eeichenow respectively. 



" Gisticola ansorgei and G. rufilata differ from both in 

 the contrast of the crown and tail with the colour of the 

 back and in the very distinct white eyebrow." 



Mr. CoLLiNGWooD Ingram exhibited and described some 

 apparently new forms of birds obtained by Mr. Stalker at 

 the Alexandria station in the Northern Territory of South 

 Australia. The expedition had been undertaken for his 

 father. Sir William Ingram, Bart., and great assistance 

 had been given to Mr. Stalker by Mr. J. Forrest. 



Aetamus phceus, sp. n. 



Similar to A. super ciliosus, but the maroon of the under- 

 parts is much duller in colour, and of a vinaceous tint, 

 lacking the rich chestnut of the above-mentioned bird. 

 The under tail-coverts are also less bright, and of a lighter 

 shade. In the female the pale coloration of the under- 

 parts is especially noticeable. Total length 7*2 inches, 

 culmen -8, wing 4-8, tail 3-3, tarsus '8. 



Artamus gracilis, sp. n. 



Similar to A. personatus, but much more ashy in its 

 general colour, the rump and upper tail-coverts being of a 

 purer grey than the back and scapulars, which are almost 

 uniform in colour with the head, and not dusky as in A. 

 personatus. Total length 7-3 inches, culmen -8, wing 4-7, 

 tail 3-3, tarsus -8. 



Artamus florenci^, sp. n. 



Similar to A. melanops, but with the black under tail- 

 coverts much more broadly tipped with white. G-eneral 

 colour uniformly paler and more ashy than in A. melanops, 

 in which species the back is browner. The under-surface 

 is also conspicuously paler, being of a clear pearl-grey 

 instead of drab. Total length 7*3 inches, culmen -8, 

 wing 4-8, tail 3, tarsus -85. 



