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which Reichenow's N. sparsimguttata may or may not be a 

 synonym), in the less rounded white spots to the wing- 

 coverts, which, moreover, are also developed on the longest 

 wing-coverts and tips of the inner secondaries, where they 

 are entirely absent in N. sparsimguttata and N. schistacea. 



Mr. Hartert was inclined to consider N. dohertyi a sub- 

 species of N. emilice, and N. schistacea {sparsimguttata) a 

 subspecies of N. canicapilta. 



The late William Doherty obtained a series of the new 

 form of Nigrita which bears his name at the Mau Escarp- 

 ment, in British East Africa, at an elevation of 8500 feet. 



ClSTICOLA NEUMANNI, n. Sp. 



Very similar to C. prinioides, Neumann (C. procera, 

 Jackson, nee Peters), but darker on the whole of the under 

 surface ; abdomen without a well-denned whitish line along 

 the middle ; back also slightly darker, the blackish centres 

 to the feathers being more conspicuous. 



Hab. Mount Kenya, Mackinder coll. (Type no. 46, Mac- 

 kinder coll. ; Tring Museum.) 



The differences of this new form were first pointed out to 

 me by Mr. Oscar Neumann, in whose honour it is named. 

 It is hardly more than subspecifically distinct, and is closely 

 allied to C. hunteri, Shelley, which is still darker above, 

 especially on the crown. These and C. prinioides are appa- 

 rently all races of one species. 



Colonel G. Rippon sent for exhibition some birds from 

 the Kauri-Kachin tract, to the east of Bhamo, and bordering 

 on the south of the Tapeng River. Two species appeared to 

 be undescribed : — 



Teochalopterum sharpei, n. sp. 

 T. similis T. milni, sed regione parotic a pallide cinerea, mi- 

 nime alba distinguendum. Long. tot. 11 '5 poll., culm. 

 12, alee 41, caudae 47, tarsi 1*5. 



Dryonastes kaurensis, n. sp. 

 D. similis D. subcaruleato, et rectricibus albo terminatis, sed 

 regione parotica rufescenti-brunnea, notseo concolore et 

 minime alba distinguendus. Long. tot. 113 poll., culm. 

 105, alse 4.1, caudse 455, tarsi 16. 



