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bird it measures T04 to 1*08, and in C. suecica from 1 inch to 1 - 18. Against this I may remark 

 that I have measured three examples of the unspotted bird and compared them with three of 

 each of tbe white-spotted species and C. suecica, these latter being picked out at random, merely 

 as being extremely fine and adult males ; and the measm-ements are as follows : — 



Culmen. Wing. Tail. Tarsns. 



inch. inches. inches. inch. 



Cyanecula wolfi (unspotted) . . 0-68-0-7 -0-7 2-86-2-85-2-98 2-43-2-28-2-4 1-09-1-12-1-0 



„ (white-spotted) . 0-68-0-71-0-69 2-84-2-98-2-78 2-3 -2-41-2-33 1-05-0-95-1-03 



Cyanecula suecica (red-spotted) . 0-7 -0-7 -0'67 3-02-2-9 -2-86 2-47-2-45-2-46 1-2 -1-1 -1-1 



With the above facts before me I cannot look on the unspotted bird as being a distinct species, 

 but consider that it is merely in the state of plumage in which the white spot is absent, and is 

 probably an old male of the White-spotted Bluethroat. This being the case, I have no alter- 

 native but to use the specific appellation of wolfi instead of leucocyana, it having the precedence 

 by nine years. 



In the article on 0. suecica I give full particulars as to the specimens of both species figured 

 to which I here refer. 



The specimens described are in my collection ; particulars as to locality are given above. 



In the preparation of the above article I have examined the following specimens : — 



E Mus. H. E. Dresser. 



a, d . Barcelona, Spain, May 1865 (H. E. D.) . b,d- Malaga, Spain, November 27th, 1871 {Howard Saunders), 

 c, ?. Malaga, Spain, October 5th, 1871 {Howard Saunders), d, $. Spain {Saunders), e, ?. Granada, 

 Spain, September 1870. /, g, $. Sevilla, Spain {Irby). h. Spain {Irby). i. Westphalia {Schliiter). k, d- 

 Moravia {Schliiter). I, d . Halle {Schliiter). m, d . Attenburg, Germany {Mbschler) . n, ?. Switzerland 

 {Moschler). o, d . Turin, Italy {Turati). p,juv. Soiling, Hartz, autumn {Schwerdtfeger) . 



E Mus. G. E. Shelley. 

 a,d,b,3. Egypt, March 7th, 1868 {Shelley), c, $ . Egypt, February 20th, 1870 {Shelley), d, 2 . Egypt, 

 March 27th, 1871 {Shelley), e, <j. Egypt, March 14th, 1871 {Shelley). 



E Mus. F. Bond. 

 a > 6> °> 6 ■ Germany {T. Cooke). 



E Mus. Howard Saunders, 

 a, 6 ad. Valencia, March 6th. b, rf ad. Valencia, April 9th. c, d juv. Valencia, December 10th. d, e, d im. 

 Malaga, October 15th. /, <s . Malaga, December 20th. g. Malaga, February 10th. h. Malaga, 

 January 1st. i, <$,j,juv. Seville, September 30th. k, I, d ad. Genoa {H. S.). 



