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the rump (only suggested by one white feather on each 

 side) and by the very different colour of the soft naked skin 

 on the face. Iris pale brown, naked skin round the eye and 

 gular pouch light orange, legs and feet flesh-colour. Total 

 length ca. 27*0 inches, culmen from feathers on forehead to tip 

 2*4, depth to cutting-edge 04, wing 112, tail 5 - 3, tarsus 2 - 6, 

 outermost toe and claw 4'4. 



Hab. Bounty Islands, New Zealand, 15th Jan., 1901.' 



Dr. Bowdler Sharpe described two apparently new species 

 of birds from Sir Harry Johnston's collection : — 



PYOCEPHALUS SATURATUS, 11. Sp. 



S . P. similis P. meyeri et speciebus affinibus, sed supra 

 saturate brunneus, fere nigricans, olivaceo-viridi adum- 

 bratus : dorso postico et uropygio smaragdino-cyaneo, 

 supracaudalibus flavidius-viridibus : pectore et abdo- 

 mine smaragdino-gramineis. Long. tot. 80 poll., culm. 

 0*95, alee 5*8, caudae 2*7, tarsi 0'6. 

 Hab. North Ankole, 3000 feet, Aug. 1900. 



•PoGONOCICHLA INTENSA, n. Sp. 



S . Similis P. orientali, sed ubique saturatior, uropygio et 

 caudse parte pallidiore intense aurantiaceis fere ochi'aceo- 

 rufis : gula cinerea, macula albagulari conspicuo ornata: 

 corpore reliquo subtus saturate aurautiaco, fere ru- 

 fescente. Long. tot. 5 - 6 poll., culm. - 55, alae 3'0, caudee 

 2-25, tarsi 1-1. 

 Hab. Ntebi, Uganda, 3800 feet, April 20, 1900. 



Mr. Ogilvie-Grant forwarded the description of a new 

 species of Honey-Guide obtained by Mr. Alfred E. Pease, 

 M.P., during his recent journey through Somaliland and 

 Abyssinia. He stated that Mr. Pease had brought back 

 a very large collection of bird-skins, which at present had 

 only been superficially examined. The collection contained 

 representatives of a large number of interesting species, but 

 the only novelty appeared to be 



Prodotiscus peasei, n. sp. 



Adult male. Most nearly allied to P. regulus from S.E. 

 Africa, but at once distinguished by having only a narrow 



