Nyroca innotata, sp. n. 

 Similis N. leucophthalma, sed capitis, colli, pectorisque colore 

 castaneo valde saturatiore : torque collari fusco nullo, 

 et macula mentali alba deficiente, distinguenda. 

 Hab. in insula Madagascar dicta. Typus in Museo Bri- 

 tannico. 



Mr.W. R. Ogilvie-Grant exhibited a series of specimens of 

 the birds collected by Mr. John'Whitehead in the mountains of 

 Northern Luzon. Two species appeared to be undescribed : — 



Oriolus isabell.i:, sp. n. 

 ? . Similis 0. albilori, sed major, loris mentoque flavis, et 

 rostro brunnescenti-nigro distinguendus. Long. tot. 

 8-8 poll,, alffi 4-4, caudee 3-6 (in 0. albilori 2-9). 



ZOSTERORXIS STRIATUS, Sp. U. 



Similis Z. whiteheadi, sed gastraeo toto nigro distincte strio- 

 lato, sicut in genere ' Miwornis ' dicto, distinguenda. 

 Long. tot. 5'5 poll., alee 2*4, caudje 2'05. 



Dr. R. BowDLER Sharpe exhibited the type of Micropus 

 nehrkorni, W. Blasius (J. f. O. 1890, p. 147), which had 

 been- sent by Herr Nehrkorn to Dr. Sclater for identification 

 (cf. Ibis, 1894, p. 569). Dr. Sharpe had omitted this species 

 from the list of species of Micropus given by him in ' The 

 Ibis ^ for 1894, p. 422, and was much obliged to Herr 

 Nehrkorn for sending the specimen to England. 



On examination Micropus nehrkorni proved to be not a 

 Bulbul, but a representative species in Mindanao of Melani- 

 parus semilarvatus, Salvad., of Luzon. It must therefore 

 be known as Melaniparus nehrkorni (W. Blasius). The 

 resemblance to Micropus melanoleucus was very striking, but 

 the longer bill, more prominent rictal bristles, ovate nostril, 

 and feebler feet distinguish the Micropus, while the 

 rounded nostril, covered with feathers, and the powerful 

 feet identified Melaniparus as a member of the family 

 Paridce, though aberrant in its general appearance. M. nehr- 

 korni differed from M. semilarvatus in its narrower white 

 frontal band, white speculum at the base of the primaries, and 

 white under winer-coverts and axillaries. 



