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Show 590 CAPT. G. E. SHELLEY ON [May 3, Crithagra chrysopyga (Swains.), Sharpe, P.Z.S. 1873, p. 715; Fischer & Reichenow, J. f. O. 1878, p. 266. Lamo ; Usambara hills. This species ranges throughout South Africa and West Africa to as far north as Senegal. On the east coast it extends certainly as far north as Lamo, and probably considerably further in this direction ; but as yet I am unable to determine how much of Von Heuglin's C. Butyracea may belong to this species. 130. COLIUS LEUCOTIS, Riipp. Colius leucotis, Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 472 ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 714; Nicholson, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 358 ; Cab. J. f. O. 1878, p. 237 ; Fischer & Reichenow, torn. cit. p. 252 ; Fischer, torn. cit. pp. 269, 289, 290; id. J. f. O. 1879, pp. 282, 300, 303 ; Gurney, Ibis, 1881, p. 128. Pangani; Usambara mountains; Dar-es-Salaam. This species is confined to East Africa, where it ranges from about 10° N. lat. to Dar-es-Salaam. 131. GALLIREX CHLOROCHLAMYS. Corythaix porphyreolophus, Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 473. Gallirex chlorochlamys, Shelley, Ibis, 1881, p. 118. Ugogo; Dar-es-Salaam. Three specimens from the above localities I have made the types of this new species. It is the East-x\frican representative of G. porphyreolophus (Vig.), from which latter bird it may be most readily distinguished by the absence of any red shade to the green of the lower neck, chest, and upper back ; while the lower back, median and lesser wing-coverts, and the secondaries are of a more ashy-blue shade. 132. TURACUS FISCHERI. Corythaix fischeri, Fischer & Reichenow, J. f. O. 1878, p. 250, pi. 4. fig. 1 ; Fischer, torn. cit. pp. 290, 354 ; id. J. f. O. 1879, pp. 288, 291, 303; Fischer & Reichenow, torn. cit. p. 340 ; Fischer, J. f. F. 1880, p. 189. Lamo ; Melinda ; Usambara mountains; Rabbai near Mombas (Wakefield). This species is confined to the Zanzibar province. W e now know of three species of Turacus with red on the crest; and these may be readily distinguished in the following manner :- a. Greater portion of the crest and nape red. Some of the crest-feathers tipped with white. a'. N o black loral band. Sides of the head white, or nearly so erythrolophus. b'. With a black loral band. Sides of the head grass-green . fischeri. b. Red on the crest confined to the tips of a few of the longer feathers. No white on the crest meriani. |