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miles from the nearest point of the Canaries, and at least 

 two Petrels (0. castro and Pelagodroma marina) breed there 

 which, as far as our present knowledge goes, have never bred 

 on any of the Canary Islands proper. 0. castro is known 

 to breed in the N. Atlantic on the Azores, Porto Santo, the 

 Salvages, and the Rombos Islands in the Cape Verde Group, 

 but we cannot assume that it also nests in the Canary 

 Group. It would be more correct, therefore, to state that 

 0. castro breeds on the Salvage Islands and not on the 

 Canaries, which in the case of P. marina is correctly 

 stated." 



Major H. H. Harin&ton described the following new 

 forms of Timeliidse : — 



Proparus ripponi, sp. n. 



Adult. Similar to P. austeni O.-Grant, but differs in 

 having the white supercilium commencing at the base of the 

 bill, and not above the eye ; the ear-coverts chocolate-brown 

 and of almost the same shade as the head, instead of very 

 dark brown contrasting with the head. Culmen 9 mm. ; 

 wing 51-55 ; tail 54. 



Hab. Mt. .Victoria, Chin Hills, Burma. 



Obs. There are numerous examples of this bird, collected 

 by Colonel Rippon, in the above locality. 



Type in the British Museum : Adult. Mt. Victoria, 

 19. iv. 04. G. Rippon coll. 



Key to the Species of Prop ar us. 



A. A white supercilium. 



a. Ear-coverts chestnut or brown. 



a'. White supercilium commencing above the 

 eye. 

 a 2 . Crown reddish-brown, bordered on the 



sides of the occiput with black P. vinipectus. 



b 2 . Crown dull chestnut, bordered on the 



sides of the occiput with reddish-brown . P. austeni. 

 h' . White supercilium commencing at the base 



of the bill .... j P. ripponi. 



b. Ear-coverts black P. bieti. 



a 5 



