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Show 1883.] MR. P. L. SCLATER ON BIRDS FROM TIMOR LAUT. 53 gibus fuscis, nigro transf asciatis, in pogoniis externis fulvo maculatis et albido vermiculatis; cauda nigricante, tamiis quinque fulvis transfasciata et albido vermiculata ; subtus alba, prcecipue in ventre maculis rotundis nigris fulvo cinctis aspersa, subalaribus ventre concoloribus ; tar sis postice fere omnino plumulis obtectis, antice digitos versus setis paucis obsitis ; rostro et pedibus car-neis: long, tota 11*5, alaj 8*5, caudce 3*5, tarsi 2*2. Hab. Larat, inss. Tenimberensium. Obs. Species S. novce-hollandia affinis et ejusdem formae, sed crassitie valde minore, tarsorum plumis brevioribus et dorsi punctis rotundioribus distinguenda. Mr. Sharpe, who has kindly examined the single skin of this Owl sent, is of opinion that it belongs to a species allied to Strix novm-hollandice, but easily recognizable by its inferior size. The example was obtained on Larat on the 24 th of September, 1882, and is labelled:-" Female : irides dark brown ; bill, legs, and feet flesh-colour ; legs covered with flesh-coloured bristles." 6. TANYGNATHUS SUBAFFINIS, sp. nov. Flavicanti-viridis, in pileo et capitis lateribus prasinus, in postico cairuleo lavatus; alis viridibus; scapularium apicibus, campterio atari extus et tectricum majorum marginibus c&ruleis secundariorum tectricibus fiavo marginatis; cauda supra viridi, apice flavicante, subtus obscure aurulenta; subalaribus viridibus caruleo mixtis, alarum pagina inferiore nigricante; rostro ruber-rimo; pedibus nigris; long, tota 13*0, ala 9*5, cauda? 6*0. Hab. Larat, inss. Tenimberensium. Obs. Species T. affini maxime affinis, sed dorso flavicante viridi vix cseruleo lavato, diversa. The single specimen is a female, obtained in Larat on August 8. " Irides cream-yellow, with inner ring of pale gamboge." 8. ECLECTUS RIEDELI, Meyer, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 917. Dr. A. B. Meyer has accurately described the female of this fine species, of which I exhibit a pair (the green bird marked "male " and the red bird " female " ) . I propose to give a description of them on a future occasion, as I have not yet been able to get access to a good series of the other Eclecti. But I may remark that the male is certainly not E. westermanni, Bp., as it has conspicuous red side-patches, nor the female E. cornelia, Bp., because, as pointed out by Dr. Meyer, the apical half of the tail and under tail-coverts are yellow. 11. MONARCHA CASTUS, sp. nov. (Plate XII. fig. 1.) Supra niger; pileo et regione auriculari albis, fronte et taenia nucham cingente nigris circumdatis; dorso summo tania? nuchali proximo, uropygio et tectricibus alarum minoribus cum scapularium marginibus externis albis ; subtus albus, gutture nigro, maculis tribus albis ornato ; cauda alba, rectricibus tribus externis albo late terminatis; subalaribus et remigum pogoniia |