298 nciDiE. 



Dendvopicns bartlaubi, Malh. Picidce, i. p. 201 (1861) (pt.) ; Sharpe, 



P. Z. S. 1869, p. 569 (pt.) ; Dubois, Bull. Mus. Eoij. (THist. Nat. 



Bel;/. 1886, p. 147. 

 Dt'iidiobates hartlaubii. Kirk, Ibis, 1864, p. 328 ; Bocage, Orn. Aug., 



A pp. p. 5:j5 (1881). 

 Dendrob.ites cardinnlis {)ion Gm.), Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 135 ; 



Bocct(/p, Orn. An</. 1877, p. 76. 

 Piciis iiartlaubi, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 711 ; Fisch. ^- ReicJien. 



J.f. O. 1878, p. 254 ; Biihm, J.f. O. 1883, p. 168. 

 Ipoctonus bartlaubi, t'abanis, J. f. O. 1878, p. 238. 

 Picus fiilviscapus (pt), ShMcg, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 593. 

 Dendropicus cardiualis (non Gm.), Dubois, Bull. Mus. Roy. (PTIist. 



JSiut. Belg. 1886, p. 147 ; Shelley, Ibis, 1888, p. 295. 



Adult male. This ■well-defined subspecies or race may be dis- 

 tinguished from D. cardinalis hy its smaller size, with yellower 

 underparts and the striations on these very narrow, by its yellowish- 

 olive colour above, and also by the olive shading on the nape, which is 

 never so black as in D. enrdinalis. " Iris reddish brown ; bill and 

 feet leaden grey " (Fischer). Total length 5-5 inches, culmen 0-8, 

 wing 3'4, tail 1"7, tarsus 0*6; toes (without claws) — outer anterior 

 0'45, outer posterior 0-55, inner anterior 0-35, inner posterior 0-25. 



Young male {\st year). Is more dusky above than the adult, and 

 has a somewhat spotted rather than a distinctly barred appearance ; 

 the shafts of the quills are white ; the tail more dnsky and the shafts 

 yellowish white ; the sides of the face and neck duller white ; under 

 surface of the body not tinged with yellow, and the underside of 

 the tail without any golden gloss. The nestling has the barring on 

 the back almost pure white. 



Adult female. Resembles the male, but wants the scarlet on the 

 posterior portion of the crown and occiput, these parts being dull 

 brown ; under tail-coverts barred with dusky. Total length 5-8 

 inches, culmen 0-75, wing 3-4, tail 1-8, tarsus 0-6. 



Hah. East Africa from the Zambesi north to Lamu, and on the 

 west from Loanda to the Congo. 



