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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
Lanio aurantias and L. Imcothorax are figured. P. L. Sclater & O. Salvin, 
Ex. Orn. pis. 31, 32. 
Tachyphonus rubrifrons (Zool. Pec. ii. p. 117) is proposed to be called T. 
propinquus, it being discovered that the red on the forehead of the type was 
due to a stain. G. N. Lawrence, Proc. Acad. Philad. 1867, p. 94. 
Buarremcm mesoxanthus, 0. Salvin (P. Z. S. I860, p. 72), is identical with 
B. crassirostris (Zool. Pec. ii. p. 117). The last name has priority, and the 
species is figured under it. 0. Salvin, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 140, pi. xiv. 
Buarremm Jlavovirem is a new species from Ecuador, difiering from all 
others of the genus in its almost entire uniformity of colour. G. N. Law- 
rence, Ann. Lyc. N. York, 1867, p. 467. - 
Saltator plumhiceps^ Baird,” is a new species from Mazatlan, and the most 
northern representative of the genus known. It approaches 8. rujiventrisj 
Vig. {8. viyorsi, Gray), but is lighter beneath, the abdomen and crissum not 
being rufous, and the superciliary streak extending beyond the eye. It has 
also some resemblance to 8. grandis, but is much paler beneath, the head 
lighter, and the black throat-stripe narrow, with a small line above it. G. 
N. Lawrence, Ann. Lyc. N. York, 1867, pp. 477, 478. 
8ylv{a concolovy d’Orb., is referred to the Pityline group of Tanagers, and 
made the type of a new genus, Xenospingus, the precise characters of which, 
however, are not laid down. J. Cabanis, J. f. 0. 1867, pp. 347-349. 
Bitylus ( Caryothraustes) humeralis is a new species from Bogota, not re- 
sembling any other in the distribution of its colours, but in dimensions much 
like P. poliogasteVf though the bill is a trifie smaller. G. N. Lawrence, Ann. 
Lyc. N. York, 1867, pp. 467, 468. 
Ploceid^e. 
Loxia africana, P. Wiirt.” (Naumannia, 1857, p. 433), seems to be the 
young of Quelea oi'ienUdis, a conspecies of Q. sangumirostris. T. v. Ileuglin, 
J. f. 0, 1867, pp. 297, 299, 391, 392. 
Blocms solitarius, P. hccmaiocephaluSy P. mclanocephalus, irndi P,Jlavomar-‘ 
gimtiiSf P, WUrt.’’ (Naumannia, 1867, p. 433), are respectively P. textor ( $ 
or in winter dress), 8ycobius mclanotis, Ilyphantornu axillaris , and P. vitel- 
linus (in winter). Id. tom. cit. pp. 297-299. The third of these, II. axillaris, 
was in 1866 described as Bloceus ” (Zool. Bee. ii. p. 118). The spe- 
cific name under which it appears in the Duke’s list having been already be- 
stowed on one of the genus, a new one is now given to it. Id. tom. cit. p. 298. 
Ploceus pyrrhocephalus, Hough (J. f. 0. 1864, p. 247), \^8ycobius melano- 
tis. Id. tom. cit. pp. 272, 273. 
Euplectes pyrrhozonuy Ileugl. (J. f. O. 1864, p. 247), is B. Jlammiceps. Id. 
tom. cit. pp. 273, 274. 
B. strictos, Heugl. (Sitz. k.-k. Akad. Wien, 1856, p. 291), is B. habessinica. 
Id. tom. cit. pp. 376, 377. 
Ploceus affinis, Heugl. (Sitz. k.-k. Akad. Wien, 1856, p. 289), is P. inter- 
thudiuSj Riipp. Id. tom. cit. pp. 383, 384. 
P. aurantiiceps, Heugl. (Sitz. k.-k. Akad. Wien, 1856, p. 290), and P. chry- 
sopygus (Zool. Bee. i. p. 84), are referred to P. vitellinus. Id. tom. cit. 
pp. 384, 385. 
Ploceus sakalava certainly did come from Madagascar, and is quite different 
from P. (Nelictirvius) pensilis. G. Hartlaub, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 823. 
