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AVES. 
Niltava leucotis is described as a new species. A. Hume, Ibis, 1870, p. 144. 
[An arte facta? Auct. in litt. — Ed.] 
Cyornis simplex is a new species. E. Blytb, tom. cit. p. 105. 
Cassmia jinschi is a new species from Fantee, like C. ruhicunday Hartl., but 
fuscous above, and the outer rectrices edged with white. Both are figured. 
K. B. Sharpe, tom. cit. pp. 63, 64, pi. ii. 
Elminia teresita (Zool. Bee. i. p. 78, and iv. p. 98) is called E, longicauda 
minor. T. v. Ileuglin, Orn. N. 0. Afr. pp. 446, 447. 
Platystira orientalis is a new species, being the eastern form of P. senega- 
lensis. Id. op. dt. pp. 449-451. 
Pseudobias is a new genus from Madagascar, allied to Terpsiphone and Bias. 
The type is 
P. wardi, sp, n. B. B. Sharpe, Ibis, 1870, p. 498, pi. xv. 
Bias musicus (cf & $ ) is figured. 0. Finsch & G. Ilartlaub, Vog. Ost-Afr. 
pi. iii. figs. 2, 3. 
3Iuscicapa cinei'eola is a new species from Central East Africa. lid. tom. 
cit. p. 302, pi. iv. fig. 1. 
Eryihrosterna leucura and E. parva. Their distribution. W. T. Blanford, 
Ibis, 1870, p. 633. 
Erythrocercus living stonii, G. B. Gray,” is a new species from Zambesia. 
0. Finsch & G. Ilartlaub, Vog. Ost-Afr. p. 303. 
Mniotiltid^. 
y/" SuNDEVALL, C. J. OEfversigt af fogelslagtet Dendrceca. CEfv. Sv. Ak. 
1869, pp. 605-618. ^ 
An excellent monograph, recognizing ISO species, of which none are new j 
but several subspecies are indicate^ 
Setophaga alhifrons is a new species from Venezuela allied to S. rujieoro- 
natUf but with a white forehead and orbit. P. L. Sclater & 0. Salvin, 
1870, P. Z. S. p. 784. 
Basileuterus melanotis (Zool. Bee. vi. p. 85) hardly differs from B. bivittatus. 
Perhaps also identical with Myiadestes tristriatus, Tsch. O. Salvin, Ibis, 
1870, p. 108. 
CiNCLIDiE. 
Cinclus minor is a doubtful species from the Atlas, differing from C. aqua- 
ticus in size only. II. B. Tristram, Ibis, 1870, pp. 496, 497. 
TuRDIDiE. 
Turdus verreauxi is a new species from Angola. J. V. B. duBocage, Jorn. 
Sc. Lisb. ii. p. 342. 
Turdus merula. A variety occurs near Pisa, the male never becoming 
quite black and the female with a redder breast. E. de Selys-Longchamps, 
Ibis, 1870, p. 452. 
Turdus whitii in Somersetshire : 0. Smith, Zool. s. s. p. 2018. In Ireland : 
II. Blake-Knox, tom. cit. p. 2060. 
Geocichla layardi, from Ceylon. Ld. Walden, Ann. N. 11.(4) v. p. 416. 
