the islaud of R-uk. in tlje Caroline groiip^ which he charac- 

 terized a? follows : — 



Tepiikas ktri, sp. u. 



d 2 ■ Entirely sepia-browu, the inner webs of the remiges 

 and under wing-co\'crts lighter, inclining to whitish; the 

 primaries darker, the outer webs bordered witli the same 

 colour as the back. Bill black; iris red; tarsi and feet 

 orange-rufous ; claws mouse-brown. Total length 135-140 

 mm., wing 79-80;, tail 5.2-58, culmen 21. tarsus 21. The 

 female is a little smaller : wing 77-78 mm., tail 50, culmen 19. 

 ^Native name " Nikildon.'"^ 



A new species of Leptofriccas was also exhibited hx 

 ]\Ir. Hap.tert, and described by him as follows : — 



Leptotriccus flativentris, sp. n. 



Quite different from the other two known species of the 

 genus, L. syhuola, Licht.. of Southern Brazil, and L. siqier- 

 cUiaris, Scl. & Salv., of Central America. It differs from 

 both in being of a uniform sulphur-yellow colour below, and 

 in having two broad yellow bars across the wing, formed by 

 the yellow tips to the longest and median wing-coveris. 

 The ci'own is olive- green like the back, as in L. sylviola, 

 Avhile L. supej'ciliaris has the head and nape of a dark 

 plumbeous shade. In the markings of the head and in 

 other respects it agrees with its two congeners. 



Hub. Ejido and Merida, Venezuela, April 1897 {Moc- 

 querys) . 



The Hon. Walter RoTHSCHiLn sent for exhilntion three 

 new species of birds from Northern Ecuador, which he 

 described as follows : — 



Crypturus berlepschi, sp. n. 



Entirely brownish black, the abdomen and thighs verrui- 

 culated and washed with dull rufous brown; the under 

 tail-coverts rusty red. Total length 300 ram., wing ISO, 

 tarsus 60, culmen 33. 



Bab. Cachabe, N. Ecuador, 500 feet. 



