Mr. J. Blackwall on some new species q/* Araneidea. 179 mensions of the Bengal bird, according to Dr. Pearson, are, length 6 in. by 11 in. in alar expanse, and the wing measures 3 J in., the stuffed specimen showing it to be scarcely smaller than Tringa platyrhyncha. I would therefore provisionally style it Eu. orien-talis. Nov. \7th. — Terekia javanica continues to be brought to the bazar, one or two every morning ; also Tringa platyrhynchaj or Limicola pygmea of Nilsson ; and I obtained a third specimen of the Kentish plover this morning, together with a lot of Gla-reola orientalis. I herein inclose skins of Culicipeta Burkii, Phylloscopus regu-hides, Ph. modestus, two. Ph. affinis and Ph. lugubris, which kindly show to Mr. Gould and Mr. G. R. Gray, and ask their opinion of them. I request Mr. Gray's acceptance of them for the British Museum, but will send him better and mounted specimens by and by. I cannot delay this note for the departure of the ex-press, as the specimens make it too bulky to be then received ; but if anything should turn up in the meanwhile worthy of being recorded I will let you know. Believe me ever, very truly yours, E. Blyth. XXIV. — Descriptions of some newly discovered species o/Araneidea. By John Blackwall, Esq., F.L.S. Tribe OCTONOCULINA. Family AGELENID^. Genus Tegenaria, Walch. 1. Tegenaria sceva. Cephalo-thorace pallide jflavescenti-brunneo ; linea tenui mediana antice, fascia lata, irregular! longitudinali, ad utrumque latus marginibusque lateralibus obscure brunneis ; man-dibulis saturate fusco -brunneis ; maxillis labroque rufescenti-brun-neis ; sterno fascia mediana rufescenti-brunnea, postice gradatim tenuiore, et ad latera fascia lata semilunari saturate brunnea puncta varia rotunda rufescenti-brunnea pedum versus insertionem inclu-denti ; pedibus longis, pilosis rufescenti-brunneis nisi ad femora 2^*^ 3tn 4tique ubi color obscure viridescenti-brunneus ; coxis subtus maculis plurimis nigris, pedum pari 4*^ longissimo, dein 1™°, 3*^° brevissimo ; lineis medianis ad partem abdominis superiorem angu-latis flavescenti-brunneis, ad filatoria brevioribus et obscurioribus, quarum vertices prorsum spectantes prope seriei anteriorem partem fascia longitudinali fusco-lutea intercept! ; extremitates autem valde dilatatae maculis nigris irregularibus alternantes ; lateribus fusco-luteis dense nigro-maculatis ; abdomine subtus medio flaves-centi-brunneo, inter strigas duas obscuras, e maculis plurimis nigris compositas, ad filatoria junctas. N2
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