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named aethiops, in which case the bird currently known as aequa- 

 torialis (as distinguished from the smaller, northeastern aethlops) 

 would be without a name. The nearest locality to Wadelai whence 

 I have seen birds is Faradje, in the Upper Uelle, Belgian Congo, 

 where Chapin collected several. These birds are aequatormlis. 

 While the distance from Faradje to Wadelai is not great in miles 

 (slightly under 150 miles) it must be remembered that the birds of 

 Wadelai are often different from those of the Uelle, and often belong 

 to east African groups or races. • 



The size variations of the series examined are as follows : 



1. L. b. aequatorialis 



S. L. b. aethiops 



One of the two specimens collected by Mearns is in molt, while 

 the other is not. 



According to Neumann -^ this barbet lives in dense forest in the 

 valleys at altitudes of from 1,200 to 1,800 meters (4.000 to 6,000 feet), 

 as a rule, although occasionally up to 2,800 meters (9,300 feet), as 

 in Uba and Gofa. It does not occur in the Hawash Basin. 



" Jonru. f. Oinith., 3904, pp. 385-386. 



