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proposed by him, bad been preoccupied; he therefore wished 

 to propose for Pelargopsis the amended name of Pelargocrex, 

 and for Tachijornis the amended name of Belornis. 



Dr. BowDLER Sharpe exhibited the type specimen of 

 Rallus plateni, which had been lent to him by Professor W. 

 Blasius. This fine Wood-Rail had been discovered by the 

 well-known traveller Dr. Platen, at Rnrukan in Minahasa, 

 W. Celebes. It was singularly like Ar amides in appearance 

 and build, while the barring of the flanks recalled Hypotcsnidia. 

 Its long bill proclaimed it to belong to the section of Rails 

 which included Gijmnocrex, Aramides, Megacrex, and Habro- 

 ptila ; but its closest ally was evidently the South-American 

 Aramides y on which account Dr. Sharpe proposed to call the 

 genus 



Aramidopsis, gen. n. 



Genus simile generi " Aramides" d.\cto, ?,ed rostro longiore 

 et graciliore, ad basin hallucem baud sequante, et sulco 

 nasali longius producto distinguendum, 



Typus est Aramidopsis plateni (Blasius). 



The bill was very long and slender, and of nearly equal 

 width the whole way, so that when measured at the base it 

 .was found to be less than the hind toe, whereas in Aramides 

 the depth of the bill at base was about equal to the hind toe. 



Dr. BowDLER Sharpe also drew attention to the following 

 new species of birds, which Mr. Hose had recently received 

 from Mount Kalulong, in Sarawak, for which Dr. Sharpe 

 proposed the following names : — 



TURDINUS KALULOXG/E, Sp. U. 



Similis T. magnirostri, sed pileo infuscato, gutture imo et 

 preepectore toto ciuereis minime striolatis distinguendus. 

 Long. tot. 6 poll., culm. 0'65, alce3"3, caudce .2"8, tarsi 0'8. 



TURDINUS TEPHROPS, Sp. n. 



Similis T. sepiario, sed pileo saturate griseo baud dorso cou- 

 colori, hypochoudriis et subcaudalibus Icettj cervinis, et 

 gutture imo et prrepectore cinereo striatis distinguendus. 

 Long. tot. .5-2 poll., culm. 0*8, ake 30, caudce r.55, 

 tarsi II. 



