382 Mr. R. B. Sharpe on Collectiuns of 



thoroughly acquainted with the avifauna of this little-knowu 

 part of the Ethiopian region. I have only to add that I am in- 

 debted to my friend Dr. Finsch for the identification of the 

 species of the obscure genus Criniger, mentioned in this paper, 

 his recent investigations * having rendered him the best autho- 

 rity on this very obscure and difficult group. I have also re- 

 ferred to Dr. Hartlaub^s paper on Heer Pel's collections (Journ. 

 f. Orn. 1855, p. 360) wherever any of the species had been al- 

 ready obtained by him in the Fantee country ; and a dagger (t) 

 is prefixed to all species believed to be recorded from this 

 locality for the first time. 



61. CossYPHA POENsis, Fras. ; Hartl., Journ. f. Orn. 1855, 

 p. 360 ; Id., Orn. Westafr. p. 77. 



One specimen obtained at Dabocrom by Heer Pel. 



62. Criniger LEUCOPLEURUS (Cass.). Phyllostrephusleuco- 

 pleurus, Cass., Proc. Ac. Philad. 1855, p. 328. Hartl., Orn. 

 Westafr. p. 89. " Trichophorus nivosus, Temm.,'' Id., Journ. f. 

 Orn. 1855, pp. 356, 360; Id., Orn. Westafr. p. 84. 



One specimen. Cassin's name leucopleurus was published in 

 April, and therefore takes precedence over nivosus of Dr. Hart- 

 laub [ex MS. Temm.), which was not published till September. 

 The type-specimen was obtained by Heer Pel on the Rio Boutry. 



63. Criniger TRicoLOR(Cass.) ; Finsch, Journ. f. Orn. 1867, 

 p. 25. Trichophorus tricolor, Cass., Proc. Ac. Philad. 1857, 

 p. 33. " T. icterinus, Temm.", Bonap., Consp. Av. i. p. 262 ; 

 Hartl., Journ. f. Orn. 1855, p. 360; Id., Orn. Westafr. p. 83. 



One specimen of this bird, which was first discovered by Heer 

 Pel in Ashantee. I agree with Dr. Finsch in substituting Gas- 

 sin's name, tricolor, for the usually assigned name icterinus, 

 which latter ought never to have been published ; for Strickland 

 in 1844 named an East-Indian bird Criniger ictericus [vide 

 Finsch, t. c. p. 34, where the full synonymy is given), and it 

 would be decidedly inconvenient to have two species in the 

 same genus having names intended to convey exactly the same 

 meanmg, and only differing in one letter. 



" Journ. f. Orn. 1867, pp. i-36, 107, 108. 



