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Show 1873.] MR. R. B. SHARPE ON BIRDS FROM MOMBAS. 715 must also belong to the southern form, and not to the true 35. SPERMESTES CUCULLATA, SW. ; Finsch u. Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 436. Procured also at Mombas by Von der Decken. 36. CRITHAGRA CHRYSOPGYA, SW. ; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 67. One specimen. 37. PYRENESTES ALBIFRONS (Vig.). Coryphegnathus albifrons, Heugl. Orn. N. O. Afr. p. 591. To this species I refer a young bird in the present collection ; but it is small and dark-coloured compared with South-African examples. 38. EUPLECTES NIGRIVENTRIS, Cass. Pyromelana nigriventris, Finsch u. Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 415. One example. Already obtained by Von der Decken at Mombas. 39. HYPHANTORNIS NIGRICEPS, Layard; Finsch u. Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 392. An adult. Known already from Mosambique. 40. HYPHANTORNIS OCULARIUS (Sm.) ; Finsch u. Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 397. One specimen. Messrs. Finsch and Hartlaub do not separate the West-African H. brachypterus; but this appears to me to be generally smaller, and to have the back dull olive-green instead of the bright yellowish green of the eastern bird. The latter has not before occurred above Mosambique. 41. SYCOBROTUS KERSTENI, Finsch u. Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 404, tab. vi. One example of this recently described Weaverbird, previously known from Zanzibar, but stated by M. Jules Verreaux to occur also in Senegal. 42. T R E R O N WAKEFIELDII, sp. n. (Plate LVIII. fig. 2.) Closely allied to T. calva oi Western Africa, but distinguished by its green tail; in other respects very similar. The same character separates it from T. australis (cf. Finsch u. Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 535, note). From T. delalandii it is easily known by its bright yellowish-green head and under surface. Total length 9*6 inches, culmen 1 *8, wing 5*65, tail 3* 1, tarsus 0*85. 43. TURTUR SEMITORQUATUS, Riipp. ; Finsch u. Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 541. One specimen. Obtained by Dr. Kirk in Zanzibar. 44. TURTUR ALBIVENTRIS, Gray; Finsch u. Hartl. Ardg. Ostafr. p. 546. One specimen. |