E. LÖXNBEKG: BIRDS COLLECTED IN THE CONGO FREE STATE. 13 



61. Chlorophoneus sMlfiireopectus (Less.). 



1 c? '7^ 1905. 



»Iris dark, feet bluish grey». 



62. Laniarius dubiosus Rchw. 



1 specimen (unsexed). Mbgu. 



Native name: »Sole». 



I submitted this specimen to Professor Reichenow who 

 kindly communicated as foUows: »Der Laniarius ist die von 

 mir als dubiosus beschriebene Form, etwas älter. Bauch nicht 

 gelb, sondern weiss. Es scheint mir doch wahrscheinlich. dass 

 es der junge Vogel von L. lilhderi ist». Laniarius dubiosus 

 was established on a young bird from Cameroon. 



The description of the specimen of this collection is as 

 follows. Upper parts olive brown, head more greyish, back 

 more olive. Forehead buffish, the same colour extending as 

 a stripe över the eyebrow. Soft feathers of the lower back 

 grey with partly whitish partly yellowish spöts. Upper tail- 

 coverts olive brown. Tail brown, outer tail-feathers inclining 

 to reddish brown, somewhat mottled with blackish toAvards 

 the ends. Chin buffish white. Breast and flanks rusty yel- 

 low. belly white, under tail-coverts white. Wing-coverts black- 

 ish, the small edged with buffish, the median with yellowish 

 white ends forming a band, several greater arm-coverts with 

 similar ends. Bastard-wing and greater coverts edged with 

 buff, quills with buff, inner secondaries with light olive yellow. 



Under Aving-coverts buffish white. 



Length of wing 86 mm. 



63. Dryoscopus garnbensis (Lcht.). 



1 c? 'Vio 1905. Mbgu. 



»Iris reddish yellow, feet bluish gre^^». 



Native name: »Nzansabala». 



64. Lanius humeralis^ congicus Rchw. 



1 specimen. 



The outer tail-feather to great extent white, except a black 



stripe in the middle and a large black stripe on the inner 



web. 



Professor Reichenow has kindly communicated that he 

 regards this specimen as a representative of his subspecies 

 »congicus». 



