Birds from British East Africa and Uganda. 449 



Assuming that Trachyphonus versicolor is tlie young, and 

 therefore synonymous with T. e. erythrocephalus, there will 

 be but two races of this Barbet as follows : — 



Trachyphonus erythrocephalus erythhocephalus. 

 Trachyphonus erythrocephalus Cab. op. cit. 

 Size larger, wing in males 100-94, in females 100-94 mm. 

 Range. Northern German East Africa, British East 

 Africa, and Uganda. 



Trachyphonus erythrocephalus shelleyi. 

 Trachyphonus shelleyi Hartl. Ibis, 1886, p. 105, pi. v. : 

 Somalilaud, ex Shelley, Ibis, 1885, p. 394. 



Size smaller, Aving in males 84-78, in females 81-76 mm. 

 Range. Somaliland. 



201. Trachyphonus emini. Emin Pasha's Barbet. (Pl.V.) 

 Trachyphonus emini Reichw. Journ. flir Orn. 1891, p. 209: 

 Tabora, central German East Africa. 



a. ? ad. Southern Guaso Nyiro, 6000 ft. Oct. 4. 



b. ? ad. Loita, 6300 ft. Oct. 5. 



Total length in flesh : 8 inches. Wing : 85 mm. 



Both are in good clean dress. 



[Irides brown or reddish brown ; bill black ; legs and 

 toes bluish or dark plumbeous. The specimen from Loita 

 was shot from a flock of six.] 



The female of this species, which appears to be unknown^ 

 may be described as follows : — 



Differs from the male in having the black feathers of the 

 top of the head subterminally tipped with yellow ; rest of 

 upper parts as in male ; below, chin white, upper throat 

 yellow tipped with black, black patch confined to centre of 

 lower throat, yellow feathers below patch edged with carmine; 

 pectoral band perhaps not quite so broad, rest of underparts 

 as in the male. 



There are two males in the British Museum collection, 

 one from north of Lake Nyasa and the other from Amja, 

 German East Africa ; these are alike and agree with 

 Reichenow's description ; they measure respectively in the 

 wine; 84 and 83 mm. 



