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Show 1879.J LIEUT. R. G. WARDLAW RAMSAY ON A NEW ORIOLE. 709 P.S. (Dec. 15th, 1879).-1 had in this paper described a species ?f Charax~s f~om West Africa under the name of C. galba, which, In a memOIr SlUce published by Herr Dewitz, has been described by that gentleman under the namc of C. hildebl'andti. Its nearest allies are O. andara, Ward, from Madagascar, and the Indian species O. fabiu8, Linn. EXPLANATION OF PLATE LIV. Fig. 1. Paradiaderna lwra, p. 704. 2. Harrna htcasii, p. 706. I Fig. 3. Harrna f rede1'ica, p. 707. 4. Gharaxes agabo, p. 708. 9. Description of a new Oriole from Borneo. By R. G. WARDLAW RAMSAY) F.Z.S.) M.B.O.U.) Lieutenant 67th Regiment. [Received October 30, 1879.] ORIOLUS CONSOBRINUS, sp. n. ~ . Allied to 01'iolus xanthonotu8, but differs in having the head, sides of the face, and ear-coverts smoky cinereous. The yellowishbrown edgings to the wing-coverts are also wanting; but this is not a constant character eyen in O. x antlwnotu8 ~, for some examples do not possess it in the smallest degree. The third, fourth, fifth, and sixth primaries are margined and tipped with pale greenish yellow. The rump has an appearance of being tinged with reddish brown, many of the feathers being of that colour. The lower surface is of a much purer white, with a cinereous tinge on the throat. The lower tail-coverts and tail are as in O. tcanthonotus. Length (~, dry skin) 6'5 inches; tarsus '75; wing 4; tail 2'75; bill from gape '85. It is more than probable that the male will be found to resemble that of O. xanthonotu8, but possibly with the upper tail-coverts reddish or rusty brown. The comparative measurements I do not consider of much importance, inasmuch as examples of O. x anthonotu8 from Malacca, Sumatra, S.E. Borneo, Sarawak, and the Philippines, although apparently identical with the typical Jayan species, vary much in size inter se. The specimen from which my description is taken was in a collection, labelled N.E. Borneo, in the museum of the late Lord Tweeddale. I am indebted to Mr. R. B. Sharpe, of the British Museum, for informing me that this collection was made in the district of Sandakan, in Northern Borneo. |