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Show 1871.] MR. R. B. SHARPE ON THE BIRDS OF CAMEROONS. 609 birds in my collection. Examples from this latter locality incline to grey on the head, while specimens from Gaboon are more grey; but I have no doubt these slight variations are due to age or the season of the year. 27. ANDROPADUS VIRENS. Andropadus virens (Cass.) ; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 23. " Cameroons Mountains. Sings nicely. Bill black ; iris brown." 28. IXONOTUS GUTTATUS. Ixonotus guttatus, Verr. ; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 41. "Cameroons Mountains, January 28th and February 11th, 1871. Iris yellow." Exactly similar to Gaboon specimens in general characters, but perhaps more tinged with brown on the back of the neck. 29. COSSYPHA POENSIS. Cossypha poensis, Strickl. ; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 25. "Cameroons Mountains, February 11th and 20th, 1871." These two specimens sent by Mr. Crossley are precisely similar to a Fantee skin in my collection. Fam. NECTARINIIDAE. 30. NECTARINIA SUPERBA. Nectarinia superba (V.); Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 38. "Cameroons Mountains, February 18th, 1871." 31. NECTARINIA FULIGINOSA. Nectarinia fuliginosa (Shaw) ; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 39. "Victoria Forest, January 7th, 1871." "Cameroons Mountains, January 18th, 1871." 32. NECTARINIA ANGOLENSIS. Nectarinia angolensis (Less.) ; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 39. "Cameroons Mountains, January 26th, 1871." 33. NECTARINIA CHLOROPYGIA. Nectarinia chloropygia, Jard.; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 39. " Cameroons Mountains, February 2nd and 15th, 1871." 34. NECTARINIA SUBCOLLARIS. Nectarinia subcollaris, Reich. ; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 41. "Cameroons Mountains, February 9th, 1871." 35. ANTHREPTES AURANTIA. Anthreptes aurantia, Verr.'; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 41. "Victoria Forest, January 31st, 1871." PROC. ZOOL. Soc-1871, No. XXXIX. |