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name of M. cyanostictus, Cab., in the ' Catalogue of Birds/ 

 The bird called M. meridionalis by Dr. Sharpe was in truth 

 the true M. cyanostictus of Cabanis, as Mr. Hartert had 

 ascertained from a careful comparison of the original de- 

 scription and from a personal examination of the type in the 

 Berlin Museum. He therefore proposed for the East African 

 bird, M. cyanostictus, Sharpe et auct. (nee Cabanis), the 

 amended name of 



Melittophagus sharpei. 



Further notes on these specie: of Bee-eater would be 

 published in an early part of the ' Novitates Zoologicse/ 



Mr. F. D. Godman forwarded the descriptions of two 

 apparently new species of Peruvian birds : — 



-vXenopipo subalarts, sp. n. 



£ ad. Similis X. atronitenti, sed subalaribus et axillaribus 

 niveis distinguenda. Long. tot. 4*9 poll., culm. 0'5, alae 

 3'0, caudse 1*95, tarsi 06. 



? ad. Similis ? X. atronitentis, sed obscurior, sordide 

 olivascenti-viridis, abdomine minime flavicanti, et sub- 

 alaribus niveis distinguenda. Long. tot. 5*0 poll., culm. 

 055, alae 2'8, caudse 1*9, tarsi 06. 

 Hab. Guayabamba, N. Peru (O. T. Baron). 



+C0LUMBA VINA, Sp. n. 



£ ad. Similis C. flavirostri, Wagl., et C. rufince, Salvin, sed 

 rostro ad basin flavo, ad apicem nigro : ab illo notseo 

 pulchre vinaceo, ab hoc pileo et gutture vinaceo dis- 

 tinguenda. Long. tot. 14*0 poll., culm. 0*8, alse 8*1, 

 caudse 5 0, tarsi 095. 

 Hab. Vina, Huamachuco, N. Peru (O. T. Baron). 



Dr. Bowdler Sharpe described as new the following 

 species of African birds : — - 



Andropadus LjETissimus, sp. n. 

 <$ ad. Colore Xenocichce ictericce ex India, sed priepectore 

 paullulum olivascenti-viridi adumbrato : subcaudalibus 

 olivascentuflavis, hypochondriis concoloribus, nee lsete 

 flavis distinguendus. Long. tot. 9"0 poll., culm. 0'85, alje> 

 4'4, caudee 3*8, tarsi 1*0. 



Hab. Nandi, Equat. Africa (F. J. Jackson). 



