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PlEZGRHYNCHUS WELLSI, Sp, 11. 



Adult male. Most nearly allied to P. bimaculatus, Gray, 

 from Batjan, Szc, but larger and easily distinguished by the 

 greater amount of white on the terminal part of the three 

 outer pairs of tail-feathers^ on the fourth pair the white end 

 measures 1 inch, and on the two outer pairs about 1*2 inches. 

 The upper back and wings are blacker than in any of the male 

 examples from Batjan, In the greater amount of white on 

 the tail it resembles P. nigrimentum (Gray), which is also 

 found in Goram, but the male of the latter has the back and 

 wings uniform grey. Iris brown ; bill entirely blue ; legs 

 dark blue. Wing 3'1 inches ; tail 3"0. 



Hab. Go ram. 



Type in the British Museum. ^. No. 176. Coram 

 Laut. Sept. 1909. W. Stalker Coll. 



Mr, Ogilvie- Grant further described a new species of 

 Crombec from W. Africa, procured by Mr. Willoughby P. 

 Lowe : — 



Sylviella lowei, sp. n. 



Adult male. Resembles S. micrura, Riipp., but the white 

 on the throat extends down the middle of the breast and 

 belly, and the culmen is black and much longer. Bill black, 

 whitish at the base of the lower mandible ; iris light brown ; 

 feet flesh-colour. Total length (in the flesh) 4*5 inches ; 

 wing 2*3; tail I'Oo ; tarsus 0'82. 



Hah. St, Paul de Loanda, W. Africa. 



Type in the British Museum. ^ . No. 640. 24. iii. 11. 

 W. P. Lowe ColL 



Mr. P. V. McCoNNELL sent descriptions of the following 

 new species and subspecies from British Guiana : — 



NeOPIPO HELENiE, Sp. U. 



Adult male. Similar to N. cinnamomea (Lawr.), but differs 

 in having the sides of the face and the ear-coverts ash-grey 

 and the throat greyish-white, instead of cinnamon- rufous. 



