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this species in 1861, but omitted the species from his last 

 paper (1905). Since that date no example has been obtained, 

 and none of the ornithologists who have visited the island 

 in recent years mention having seen it. 



It may therefore be inferred that if the specimen in the 

 Lisbon Museum is really referable to this species it must 

 have been a chance straggler to the island. 



H. capitalis is an inhabitant of the Niger district. 



14. ^Serinus hartlaubi. 



Serinus hartlaubi (Bolle) ; Shelley, Birds of Africa, iii. 

 1902, p. 197, pi. XXV. fig. 1. 



Serinus icterus (Vieill.) ; Salvadori, Orn. Golfo d. Guinea, 

 ii. 1903, p. 26; Bocage, Jorn. Sci. Lisboa, 1905, p. 80. 



«, b. S ad. et J imm. (Nos. 88, 89). Sao Thome. 

 23. ii. 09. 



The chin in specimen No. 89 is pure white, while in the 

 other example it is canary-yellow ; apparently the white 

 chin is a sign of immaturity. 



Serinus hartlaubi has a wide distribution on the west 

 coast, where it is abundant. 



Count Salvadori considers it not improbable that it was 

 introduced into St. Thomas, as it has been into St. Helena. 



15. *Linurgus rufobrunneus thomensis. 



Linurqus thomensis (Bocage) ; Shelley, Birds of Africa, iii. 

 1902, p. 173; Salvadori, Orn. Golfo d. Guinea, ii. 1903, 

 p. 25 ; Bocage, Jorn. Sci. Lisboa, 1905, p. 79. 



a. ? ad. (No. 16). Monte Cafe. 22.i-09. 



b. S ad. (No. 14). Lake Amelia. 23.i.09. 



c-e. c? ? ? ad. (Nos. 80, 75, 78). Near Sao Thome. 

 31.i.09. 



This is another of the many subspecies confined to the 

 island. In Princess Island its place is taken by the closely 

 allied species L. rufobrunneus. 



Alexander remarks that it is not common. It is found 

 on the higher ground. Its note is a musical pipe. 



