690 lion. W. Rothschild on a new Bird from Africa. 
XXXY .—Description of a new Bird from Africa. 
By the Hon. Walter Rothschild, Ph.D., F.Z.S., M.B.O.IL 
(Plate X.) 
PsEUDOCALYPTOMENA, gen. nOV. 
Bill apparently hard, very wide, like that of a Serilophus 
(family Eurylsemidse), but more pointed, slightly hooked 
and with a deep notch before the tip. Nostrils bare of 
feathers and with a distinct operculum. Only a few thin 
and short bristles below the lores. Wing with ten pri¬ 
maries; third and fourth equal and longest, fifth very little 
shorter, first, in length, between the sixth and seventh. 
Second to fifth distinctly emarginated for about 25 mm. 
from the tip. Longest secondaries about 15 mm. shorter 
than longest primaries. Tail rounded, slightly longer than 
half the wing. Number of rectrices 12. Tarsus scutellated 
in front. 
The position of this remarkable bird is uncertain ; it is 
apparently a very aberrant Flycatcher, in spite of its fully 
developed first primary, but at the first glance somewhat 
resembles a Calyptomena (Eurylsemidae) on account of the 
shape of its bill, its short tail, and its green and blue colour, 
a combination of characters which is quite unique among 
African Passeres. 
PSEUDOCALYPTOMENA GRAUERI, sp. n. 
$. Forehead to beyond the eyes greenish buff, each 
feather with a wide median brown streak; occiput and rest 
of upper surface, including the upper wing-coverts, bright 
grass-green. Remiges brownish black, edged with the colour 
of the back. Two central rectrices green, darker than the 
back, other rectrices with the outer webs like the two central 
ones, inner webs brownish black. Lores dull black. Throat 
and chest verditer-blue, cheeks with blackish spots, chin 
whitish with a creamy tinge, rest of under side apple-green; 
under tail-coverts verditer-blue; under wing-coverts whitish 
