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f. C. p. aquatorialis, Lawr, {=C. brunneiceps, Salv.). 



Mountains of Ecuador. 



g. C. p. meridcB, Hellm. Ancles of Merida, Venezuela. 



Mr. Hellmayr also exhibited some birds from Mount 

 Itatiaya, the highest point in Brazil, and, with reference to 

 a note in the last issue of 'The Ibis/ p. 360, made the 

 following remarks : — 



" 1. Synallaxis moreiRjE, Ribeiro. 



" This is an excellent species, quite unlike any other 

 member of the genus. It has ten tail-feathers like the 

 typical Synallaxis, but in coloration it reminds one of 

 certain species of Siptornis, e. g, S. modesta. 



"2. ScYTALOPUs sPELUNCiE (Menetr.). 



" This is the S. sylvestris of Mr. Ribeiro's paper. As was 

 to be expected from the locality, it does not, however, belong 

 to that species, but is referable to S. spelunca, discovered, 

 many years ago, near St. Joao del Key, in the province of 

 Minas Geraes. Quite recently. Professor von Ihering ob- 

 tained two specimens from Alto da Serra, in the mountain- 

 range north of Sao Paulo, and the present example has also 

 been secured by one of his collectors. The birds figured by 

 Mr. Ribeiro were both immature, while the one I exhibit 

 to-night is a perfectly adult male agreeing in every respect 

 with the type of the species kindly lent to me by 

 Dr. Bianchi. 



" 3. MusciPHAGA OBSOLETA, Bibciro. 



" Prof, von Ihering has sent me a water-coloured drawing 

 of the type-specimen, which agrees very well with a female 

 obtained on Mount Itatiaya. There can be uo doubt that 

 this supposed novelty is merely the well-known Hemitriccus 

 diops (Temm.), of which the Tring Museum possesses a good 

 series from various localities in South-eastern Brazil." 



Dr. R. BowDLER Sharpe read a letter from Major H. A. 

 Magrath, dated the 25th of March, 1907, recording the 

 occurrence of a Waxwing [Ampelis garrulus), which had 

 recently been shot at Bannu, lat. 33° N., long. 7P E., North- 



