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Show 604 MR. R. B. SHARPE ON THE BIRDS OF CAMEROONS. [June 20, Fam. BUCEROTIDAE. 7. BERENICORNIS ALBOCRISTATUS. Berenicornis albocristata, Cass. Journ. Acad. Philad. i. pl. xv. Three specimens. I must remark that all the specimens received from Fantee differ conspicuously in being much smaller, and in having the wing scarcely tipped with white. The bill also is very different, being much smaller in the Fantee bird. Although I have a good series of these Hornbills, I must wait for further evidence before describing the Fantee bird as new, as Cassin's original type came from Sierra Leone, and agrees with the Gaboon bird and not with that from Fantee, as one would expect. The accompanying figure illustrates the differences in the Hornbills from the two localities. Bill of Berenicornis albocristatus. a, from Cameroons ; b, from Fantee. 8. TOCKUS PULCHRIROSTRIS. Tockuspulchrirostris (Schl.); Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 9. "Cameroon Mountains, February 4th, 1871. Eye-ring grey; eyeball black." As far as I can see, the single specimen sent by Mr. Crossley is inseparable from Fantee examples in my collection. Fam. MUSOPHAGIDAE. 9. T U R A C U S CRISTATUS. Turacus cristatus (V.); Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 10. |