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Show 148 MR. R. B. SHARPE ON THE BIRDS OF ANGOLA. [Mar. 10, From the Rio Dande. COSSYPHA HEUGLINI. Cossypha heuglinii, Hartl. Journ. f. Orn. 1866, p. 37. Bessornis heuglinii, Heugl. Orn. N. O. Afr. i. p. 375, tab. 13. Male and female. April 25th, 1869. Eye black ; beak and feet black. This species, if proved to be the same as Cossypha intermedia, Cabanis, which seems likely, will be found to possess a very extended range. ORIOLUS LARVATUS. Oriolus larvatus, Licht. ; Mont. Ibis, 1862, p. 235, et P. Z. S. 1865, p. 93. Oriolus rolleti, Salvad.; Heugl. Orn. N. O. Afr. p. 404. Male. June 24th, 1869. A single specimen of the small race of Oriolus larvatus. The whole question of these races is discussed in a paper on the African Oriolidee, published in the April number of the ' Ibis.' MOTACILLA VIDUA. Motacilla vidua, Sund. ; anted, p. 143. Two males. April 19th, 1869. PRIONOPS TALACOMA. Prionops talacoma, Smith ; Mont. Ibis, 1862, p. 337. Female. March 7th, 1869. Eyelids yellow; bill black; feet reddish. DICRURUS, sp. Female. April 25th, 1869. A young bird, on which I do not give a decided opinion until I have more material to decide upon. LANIARIUS MONTEIRI, sp. n. (Plate XIII. fig. 1.) L. affinis L. ictero, sed statura paullo robustiore, dorso saturatiore, ala breviore, et preecipue superciliis albis conspicue Entire head and neck blue-grey; back and scapularies rich olive-green, the feathers of the rump margined with clear yellow; wing-coverts spotted with whitish yellow; quills black, margined externally with rich olive-green, some of the primaries being edged with whitish yellow, the innermost secondaries being broadly tipped with a bar of whitish yellow ; tail olive-green, tipped with whitish yellow , lores, feathers round the eye, and a broad eyebrow, extending over the ear-coverts and down the sides of the neck, pure white ; entire under surface rich lemon-yellow. Compared with L. icterus (Plate XIII. fig. 2) the present species is at once distinguished by the very broad white eyebrow in addition |