(498 ) 



1 ? ad., Sierra Leone, Dr. Fergusson coll. Ex Jardine coll. 



1 cj ad., Robertsport, Liberia, 27. ix. 1889. A T. Demery coll. 



1 ? immat., Snlymah River, Sierra Leoiv, 29. iii. 1890. A. T. Deruery coll. 



1 6, 1 ? ad., Cape Mount, Liberia, April and May 1892. A. T. Demery coll. 



1 ? juv., Accra, 5. xi. 1897. From Dr. F. Roth. 



2 (?c?, 2 ? ? ad., Agberi on the Lower Niger, June and September 1901. 

 W.J. Ansorge coll. (Nos. 13, 173, 174, 175.) " <J ? Iris pale straw-yellow, bill 

 black, feet slate." 



1 S ad., Oguta, Southern Nigeria, 16. xi. 01. W. J. Ansorge coll. (No. 384.) 

 " Iris pale straw-yellow." 



1 ? ad., Akassa, Southern Nigeria, 15. xii. 01. W. J. Ansorge coll. (No. 488.) 

 1 c? ad., Forcados, Southern Nigeria, 31. xii. 01. W. J. Ansorge coll. 

 (No. 516.) 



1 S ad., Degama, Southern Nigeria, 8. ii. 02. W. J. Ansorge coll. (No. 99.) 

 1 S ad., Buguma, Southern Nigeria, 19. iii. 02. W. J. Ansorge coll. (No. 242.) 

 This form is much more distinct than the other subspecies of ocularius. 

 The bill is thicker, stronger. The forehead is of a golden brown, the sides 

 of face and surroundings of the wide, large black gnlar patch are golden brown. 

 Moreover the female differs from the females of the other forms in having no 

 yellow forehead, only the feathers just above the lores and a narrow superciliary 

 line being golden yellow, but the forehead yellowish olive-green. 



36. Ploceus ocularius po snbsp. nov. 



Snbspeciei Ploceus ocularius brackypterus dictae simillimns sed rostro 

 validiore hand difficile distinguendus. 



Differs from P. o. brackypterus, with which it entirely agrees in colour, by 

 its larger and more powerful bill. Type c? ad., Fishtown, Fernando Po. 2. i. 04. 

 E. Seimnnd coll. (No. 3119.) 



Besides the type we have a ? from the same place, date and collector, an 

 adult male and a young bird collected by Fraser. In addition to these I have 

 examined half a dozen skins in the British Museum. 



37. Ploceus ocularius suahelicus Neum. 



Ploceus ocularius suahclirus Oscar Neumann, Journ. f. Oru., 1905 p. 339. (Terra typica : Lewa in 

 Usambara). 



According to Neumann, P. o. suahelicus is distributed from Lamu and 

 Mombasa throughout German East Africa and Mozambique to the Zambesi. This 

 form is fairly distinct from its allies, the bill being like that of P. o. crocata, or 

 a little stronger, not as long and thin as in P. o. ocularius, but not as strong as in 

 P. o. brackypterus; the upper/side is darker and more olive than in all its allies, and 

 the forehead is strongly washed with golden brown, though not as much as in 

 P. o. brackypterus. I have examined some skins in the British Museum, and we have 

 five from the Escarpment. I am quite uncertain about the birds from Nyassaland 

 and the Zambesi, and would like to examine a series. Mr. Doherty sent : 



1 $ ad., Escarpment, Kikuyn Mts., Brit. E. Africa, 6500 ft., December 1900. 

 W. Doherty coll. 



1 $ immat., 1 ? immat., Escarpment, 8500 ft., November 1900. W. Doherty 



