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Show 416 MESSRS. SCLATER AND SALVIN [June 10, tooth in question in R. sondaicus. That species, therefore, would seem to exist in Sumatra as well as in Java; but I am not aware that zoologists are acquainted with this fact. Fig. Dorsum of m. 2, R. etruscus. THE CERVINE TOOTH. I shall say but very few words on the subject of the other fossil tooth sent by Mr. Brooke to Sir Charles Lyell, as it is scarcely in a state to justify any extended observations. It is probably the second upper molar of a species of Cervus ; but it is considerably larger than the corresponding tooth of Cervus hippetaj)hus, and it is remarkable among all the ruminants' teeth with which I have had an opportunity of comparing it by the depth and wideness of the median sulcus in the outer surface. It appears to m e to belong to an extinct species; but at present I shall reti ain from expressing any decided opinion on it. The fragment is much worn, and imbedded in a hard dark-coloured matrix which looks as if it had been much rolled; in fact the specimen bears a very close resemblance to many of those procured from the Crag. Descriptions of six new Species of American Birds of the Families Tanagridse, Dendrocolaptidee, Formieariida*, Tyrannidae, and Scolopacidse. By P. L. S C L A T E R , M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S., and O S B E R T S A L V I N , M.A., F.L.S. (Plate XXVIII.) 1. CALLISTE FLORIDA, sp. nov. (Plate XXVIII.) Leete viridis ; pileo et uropygio aurulenta lavatis; inteiscapulio nigro variegato ; alis nigris, secundariis et tectricibus omnibus |