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Mr. Boyd Alexander exhibited a series of specimens of 

 the birds discovered by him during his recent expedition to the 

 island of Fernando Po, of which he gave a most interesting 

 account. He described the following species as new : — 



1. Haplopelia poensis, n. sp. 



? . Similis H. principali, sed subcaudalibus cinereis nee 

 albis distinguenda. Long. tot. circa 107 poll., culm. 

 85, alas 5*9, caudse 3"2, tarsi 1*15. 

 Hab. Bakaki, Nov. 19, 1902. 



2. Halcyon lopezi, n. sp. 



5 . Similis H. badio, sed major, et speculo alari cyaneo 

 subquadrato distinguendus. Long. tot. circa 85, 

 culm. 1"7, alee 40, caudge 2'2, tarsi 0'5. 

 Hab. Sipopo, Nov. 3, 1902. 



3. Cypselus poensis, n. sp. 



$ . Similis C. unicolori, sed multo minor, et gutture prae- 

 pectoreque pallide cineraceis distinguendus. Long. tot. 

 circa 62, culm. 0"25, alee 5*2, caudse 2'4, tarsi 0'4. 

 Hab. Sipopo, Nov. 6, 1902. 



4. Heterotrogon prancisci, n. sp. 



$ . Affinis H. vittato, sed multo minor, et fasciolis albis 

 tectricum majorum et secundariorum latioribus dis- 

 tinguendus. Long. tot. circa 9*8, culm. 0*6, alas 44, 

 caudse 4 - 9, tarsi 0"6. 

 Hab. Mt. St. Ysabel, Nov. 18, 1902. 



5. Merops marionis. 



Similis M. northcotti, Sharpe, sed torque infragulari nigra 

 latiore distinguendus. Long. tot. circa 8 # 4, culm. 1*4, 

 alee 3'5, caudaa 3*3, tarsi 0"4. 

 Hab. Bakaki, Nov. 17, 1902. 



6. Indicator poensis, n. sp. 



Similis /. exili, Cass., sed pileo cinereo concolore, ala extus 

 Isetiore aureo-flava distinguendus. Long. tot. circa 4*3, 

 culm. 035, alee 2'5, caudse 1*45, tarsi 0*45. 

 Hab. Bakaki, Nov. 9, 1902. 



7. Campothera poensis, n. sp. 



£ . Affinis C. nivosa, sed gutture distincte nigro striato, 



