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18 MESSRS. SCLATER AND SALVIN ON PERUVIAN BIRDS. [Jan. 4, 39. THAMNOPHILUS MELANCHROUS, sp. nov. (Plate III.) Ater • interscapulii macula magna, campterio et tectricum margi­nibus albis: ventre lineis quibusdam et marginibus angustis albis variegato : cauda nigra, rectricum trium laterahum apici­bus et macula in rectricis utrinque extimee pogonio externo medio albis: rostro et pedibus nigris: long, tota 6*0, alte caudee rectr. med. 2*4, ext. 2*1. Hab. Peruvia alta prope Huiro (Whitely). _ Ob. Species quoad formam et colores Thamnophilo aspersiventn maxime affinis, sed ventre nigro diversa. 46. EUPETOMENA HIRUNDO, Gould, Ann. N. H. ser. 4, vol. xvi. p. 370 (1875). Mr. Whitely sends the following notes on this interesting new discovery t- " I found these birds at Huiro in the valley of Santa Ana, at an elevation of 4800 feet; they rarely approach a flower, but appear to take their food hawking about in the air, in the manner ot bwal-lows- in fact, at first sight might be easily mistaken for such birds. Length 6| inches, bill 1 inch, wing 3 inches ; eyes and bill black ; legs, toes, and claws black." 52. BOLBORHYKCHUS ANDICOLA (Finsch). Psittacula andicola, Finsch, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 90 ; Scl. et Salv. P.Z.S. 1874, p. 679. A third example of this little Parrot from Paucartambo. On the whole we think this species better referred to the genus Bolbo­rhynchus, being unquestionably allied to B. orbignesius. 58. COLUMBA ALBIPENNIS, sp. nov. Columba maculosa, Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1869, p. 600. Supra fuscescens, capite et collo postico vinaceo lavatis: dorso postico et tectricibus supracaudalibus columbino-griseis: tectri­cibus alarum minoribus albido terminatis, tectricibus majoribus albo late terminatis, fasciam alarem distincta formantibus: fusco-nigris: cauda fusco-grisea, fascia lata terminali nigra: subtus griseo-ccerulea, collo antico (nisi in gula) et pectore indutis : alis subtus pallide columbino-griseis: rostro basi fiavido, pedibus rubris: long.tot. 14*5, alee 9*0, caudce rostri a rictu 1*1, tarsi 1*2. Hab. Peruvia alta, Pitumarca (Whitely) ; Bolivia (D.Forbes). Obs. Sp. C. maculosee affinis, sed fascia alari alba, corpore subtus grisescentiore et pagina alarum inferiore pallidiore grisea distin­guenda. This species, though closely allied to Columba maculosa, appears to take its place in Bolivia and Peru, from both of which countries we possess specimens. The true C. maculosa is found further south ; we have specimens of it from Mendoza ( Weisshaupt), and from the Bio Negro, where Mr. Hudson obtained it. [Cf. P. Z. S. 1872, p. 545.]