Dr. J. v. Madarasz on tivo new Birds from Tibet. 145 
XVIII.— Descriptions of two new Birds from Tibet*. 
By Dr. Julius von Madarasz. 
1. Myiophoneus tibetanus, n. sp. 
d . Cserulescenti-ater; fronte, apicibus plumarum pectoris 
metallice splendentibus; humeris ultramarinis; remi- 
gibus rectricibusque atris ultramarino tinctis; rostro 
flavo, cnlmine nigrescente; pedibus nigris. Long. tot. 
c. 300 mm., al. 165 mm., cand. 120 mm., rostr. a fr. 
26 mm., tars. 55 mm. 
This new species is similar to M. temmincki, but smaller, 
and differs in the colouring as follows :—the glistening tips 
of the feathers on the breast and abdomen are infinitely 
smaller, and on the back totally absent; the light blotches 
on the end of the secondary coverts are also wanting. In 
M. temmincki the bases of the feathers on the abdomen and 
flanks are white; in this new species, on the contrary, they 
are uniformly black. 
2. PuCRASIA MEYERI, n. Sp. 
d . Pucrasia xanthospilae mari similis, sed pectore et abdomine 
medio vividius castaneis; rectricibus intermediis fulvis, 
nigro-striatis, rectricibus lateralibus rufis, apicem versus 
nigris, albo terminatis. Long. tot. c. 530 mm., al. 
250 mm., caud. 240 mm., rostr. a fr. 28 mm., tars. 
70 mm. 
7 . Pucrasice xanthospilce feminse similis, sed mento, gula et 
colli lateribus luteis; rectricibus intermediis fulvis, 
nigro vermiculatis, rectricibus lateralibus rufis, apicem 
versus nigris, albo terminatis. Long. tot. c. 480 mm., 
al. 220 mm., caud. 190 mm., rostr. a fr. 25 mm., tars. 
65 mm. 
Male. Forehead, cheeks, throat, and the lengthened part 
of the crest black, with greenish-blue reflections from the one 
point of view, and deep lilac from the other. Crown of head 
and shorter part of the crest dusky sandy buff; a patch on 
* I have described a new species, Tetraophasis szechenyii , in the 
1 Zeitschrift fiir die gesammte Ornithologie,’ 1885, p. 50, as coming from 
Szii-csuan, East Tibet; but I have since been informed that all the 
specimens, among which was that of the last-named species, were pur¬ 
chased from a person who brought them from Central Tibet. 
