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Show 1880.] BIRDS FROM CENTRAL AFRICA. 625 EMINIA, gen. nov. MALURINARUM. Char. gen. Rostrum elongatum, gracile, rectum, integrum, carl-natum ; maxilla superior (culmen et commissura) subcurvata, gonyde parte apicali vix conspicue ascendente; nares in fossa majuscula positee, longiludinales, apcrtce; vibrissa? obsoletee. Alee convexee, breviusculce, caudce dimidium non attingentes, obtuset; remige primo subspurio, 5-9. subeequalibus, ceeteris longioribus. Cauda subelongata, rotundata, mollis, rectricibus satis angustis. Pedes magni; tat scutellatis; 2)ollex prce ceeteros robustus, ungue magno bene curvata armatus; digiti elongati, graciles. 3. EMINIA LEPIDA, n. sp. (Plate LX. fig. 1.) Supra dilute olivaceo-virescens, cauda concolori; pileo pure cinereo, fronte albicante; fascia a rostro per oculos ducta et occiput late cingente nigerrima; genis et regione parotica sericeo-albidis tectricibus alarum dorso concoloribus, remigibus fuscis olivaceo limbatis, macula ad flexuram alee intense cinnamomeo-rufa ; subalaribus in fundo ochraceo rufo variegatis: subtus dilute cinerea; mento albido; macula gulee majore, longitudinali, subirregulari, circumscripte cinnamomeo-rufa; abdomine medio purius albicante; crissi plumis, cruribus et subcaudalibus fiavido rufoque variis; rostro nigro ; pedibus corneo-pallidis (3 ad.). 2 vix diversa, minor. 3 2 millim. millim. Long, tota circa 158 143 ,, rostri a fr 17 15 „ alae 72 65 ,, caudee 62 58 „ tarsi 25 23 „ dig. med. c. ung 22 20 ,, ung. poll 10 Five specimens. "Magungo." A very interesting new genus belonging to the Camaroptera group (Malurince, Sundev.), which I dedicate to Dr. Emin Bey, who has added so much to our knowledge of the zoology of these distant regions. The colour of the upper parts is a fine yellowish olive. The light bluish grey of the crown reappears a little beyond the broad black band which encircles the occiput. Thighs, vent, under tail- and inner wing-coverts of a lively olivaceous yellow, varied by rufous shades. The large longitudinal rufous spot of the throat is sharply defined on the whitish ground of the underparts. DRYMOCICHLA, gen. MALURINARUM. Char. gen. Rostrum gracile, breviusculum, integrum, rectum, subu-latum, carinatum, culminis parte apicali subcurvata, gonyde apicem versus conspicue ascendente; nares longitudinales, apertee; vibrissa? obsoletee. Ales subconvexee, breves, caudce basin parum superantes, obtusce, remige 1. spurio, 2. multo longiore, 3-5. subeequalibus, |
