288 Capt. B. Alexander on the 



and upper throat are blackish brown and the lower throat 

 buflp, thus shewing a perfect plumage in itself. 



10. Cyanomitra obscura (Jard.). 



Cyanomitra obscura Shelley, B. Afr. i. no. 63 (1896). 

 Cinnyris obscura Gadow, Cat. B. ix. p. 77 (1884) ; 

 Reichen. J. f. O. 1897, p. 46 (Togoland). 

 Prahsu. 

 Not common. Breeds in Ashanti at the end of August. 



11. Cyanomitra VERTicALis (Lath.). 



Cyanomitra verticalis Gadow, Cat. B. ix. p. 30 (1884) ; 

 Reichen. J. f. O. 1897, p. 46 (Togoland) ; Shelley, B. Afr. 

 ii. p. 127 (1900). 



Cape Coast. 



12. Cyanomitra cyanol^ma (Jard.). 



Cyanomitra cyanolcema Shelley, B. Afr. ii. p. 130 (1900). 

 Cinnyris cyanolcema Gadow, Cat. B. ix. p. 78 (1884). 

 Prahsu, but by no means common. 



13. Anthothreptes idius Oberh. 



Anthreptes idius Oberholser, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxii. 

 p. 33 (1899). 



Adult S, Prahsu, 16/10/00. 



Adult ? , Prahsu, 7/7/00. 



This species, of which two specimens were obtained at 

 Prahsu, is very close to A. fraseri, but appears to differ in 

 being smaller, with the outermost primary only half as long, 

 and in being rather darker and less yellowish green on the 

 wings and tail. 



We have not had the opportunity of examining the type 

 of A. idius, but our examples agree pretty well with the 

 description ; on the other hand, our adult male agrees with 

 a specimen in the British Museum from Gaboon {Du 

 Chaillu). 



In the British Museum there are also typical examples of 

 -^./ra*en from Comma River, Gaboon, and Fernando Po. 

 These are considerably larger in measurement than our 



