Hab. Possession Island^ Victoria Land. Lat. 71' 14-' S., 

 long. 171° 15' W. 



A communication from Dr. Th. Plesre was read, describing 

 some DCTT species of Tits from rLe collections of the St. 

 Petersburg ]\Iuseum. Dr. Pleske proposed the follovring 

 names : — 



1. ACREDULA CALVA, Sp. U. 



Allied to A. ylaucogularis, Swinh. Forehead, lores, and 

 a patch on the crown white, instead of clav-colour ; back 

 uniform bluish-grey; breast and abdomen pure white; 

 flanks more tinged with vinous-red. Length of tail 79-88'5 

 millim., instead of Gl-69 millim. in A. glaucogularis. 



Hah. Upper Chuan-che, China. 



2. Cyaxistes berezowskii, sp. n. 



Allied to C. jiavipectus, Severtz. Crown of head tinged 

 with smoky grey instead of bluish; no loral streak continued 

 behind the eye ; collar on the hind neck narrow, dingy in 

 colour, sometimes scarcely perceptible; no patch on the 

 abdomen. 



Hab. Upper Chuan-che, China. 



Dr. Pleske further remarked that P(Bcile songara, Severtz., 

 from the Tian-Shan, with a black cap, was quite distinct 

 from PcBcile affims, Przew. (with dusky brown ear-coverts), 

 from the Upper Chuan-che and Kansu. L. dichroides, Przew., 

 was also said to be distinct from L. dichroics (Hodgs.). 

 The Penduline Titmouse from Central Asia (South Siberi?., 

 Dshungaria, Eastern Turkestan, and "Western China) repre- 

 sents a distinct form of jEgithalus, allied to JE. pendulinus, 

 of Europe; it must stand as jEgithalus stoUczk(£, Hume. 



Dr. R. BowDLER Sharpe communicated some notes on 

 African Coursers, with descriptions of the following new 

 species : — 



L Rhinoptilus sEEBOHMi, sp. n. 

 R. similis R. cincto (Heugl.), sed major, fascia post-auriculari 

 Isete castanea nee nigricante, et rectrice penultima 



