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Show 94 MR. R. B. SHARPE ON NEW BIRDS FROM BORNEO. [Feb. 6, On the arrival of the specimens, I perceived at once several indications of the novelty of the Pheasant; and on showing them to Dr. Sclater and Mr. Gould, they agree with me that we have in these birds a second species of the genus Lobiophasis, which I propose to call LOBIOPHASIS CASTANEICAUDATUS, sp. n. eS • L. similis L. bulweri sed paullo major, pileo plumifero et cauda castanea distinguendus: long. tot. 22, culm. 1 '6, alee 11 *caudce 7*5, tarsi 3*35. 5 . Ochracescenti-brunnea, plumis omnibus nigro vermiculatim undulatis : pileo vix cristato : collo undique pallide ochraces-centi- fulvo, concolori: gula pallide fulva: corpore reliquo subtus rufescenti-ochraceo, obscure fusco vermiculata, abdomine imo cinerascenti lavato : remigibus nigro et ochraceo extus distincte vermiculatis, secundariis rufescentibus, minutius undulatis: cauda saturate castanea, obscure nigro vermiculata : long. tot. 20, culm. 1*6, alee 9*85, caudee 7*6, tarsi 2*6. Hab. Borneo, in ripis fluminis " Lawas " dicti. The chestnut tail of this bird, which is evidently quite adult, seems to suggest the impossibility of its being the same as L. bulweri; and it is to be noted that the Malay hunter who procured both the original specimen of Bulwer's Pheasant and the present species did not imagine that the two birds could be the same. I must confess that the smaller size of the wattles and the plumed head induced me to consider this new bird as being probably L. bulweri in an intermediate stage, perhaps in the second year. No such difference, however, in the plumage of any Pheasant is known as yet; and after consulting with the eminent authorities above mentioned, I have ventured to describe it as distinct. Along with this Pheasant Governor Ussher sent a Pitta, which is undoubtedly new to science, and which I designate as PITTA USSHERI, sp. n. P. similis P. venustae sed colore nigro purpureo lavato, pileo, facie laterali et gutture nigris distinguendus : pectore summo nigro purpureo lavato : long. tot. 6*8, culm. 0*85, wing 3*54, tail 1*3, tarsus 1*6. Hab. Lawas river, N.W. Borneo. The differences between P. ussheri and P. venusta consist in the much richer coloration of the former. Thus, where P. venusta is brown with a reddish gloss, P. ussheri is black with a purple lustre; the top of the head, sides of face, and throat are entirely black. In P. venusta the edges to the wing-coverts are cobalt, but are not very distinct, whereas in P. ussheri they are extremely broad and very brilliant, while the secondaries are also shaded with blue. |