486 Mr. D. A. Bannerman on the 



«. c? ad. (No. 1). Cameroon Mt. 12. v. 09. 



b. S ad. (No. 2). „ „ 18. v. 09. 



Hapalodenna vittatum (Shelley) was described from spe- 

 cimens collected at Mamboio^ German East Africa. Dr. 

 Reichenow distinguishes the form found in Cameroon as a 

 subspecies, on account of its smaller size, Aving 110-120 mm. 

 as against 123-130 mm. in H. vittatum. 



The examples of H. v. camerunense obtained by Alexander 

 have wing-measurements of 113 and 114 mm. respectively, 

 whereas specimens of typical H. vittatum in the British 

 Museum bear out, and even exceed. Dr. Reichenow's measure- 

 ments ; the wing of a bird from Nyasaland measuring as 

 much as 133 mm. 



[Found in the forest above and to the east of Buea, not 

 found to the west. — B. A.] 



8. Cuculus solitarius. 



Cuculus solitarius Stepli. Shawns Gen. Zool. vol. ix. p. 84 : 

 Camdeboo Mts. (Cape Colony). 



a,h. S S ad. (Nos. 1, 2). Cameroon Mt. 25. iv. 09. 



Stephen founded his description of Cuculus solitarius on 

 Levaillant's " Oiseaux d'Afrique, p. 35, pi. ^," in which the 

 type locality is given as " . . . le pays des Caffres jusqu'a 

 I'entree du Camdeboo/' e. g. the Camdeboo or Compass 

 Mountains in Cape Colony. 



The two specimens obtained by Alexander dift'er in no 

 way from typical examples. 



[Found in the forest just above Buea. — B. A.] 



9. Centropus monachus fischeri. 



Centropus Jischeri Reich w. Journ. fiir Qrn, 1887^ p. 517 : 

 Niaktaschi (N.E. Victoria Nyanza). 



a. ? ad. (No. 1). Buea. 9. v. 09. 



I have recently had the opportunity of looking over the 

 large series of Centropus monachus in the British Museum 

 with Mr. Claude Grant, who is engaged in working out the 

 very important collection obtained by Mr. Willoughby Lowe 

 in East Africa. Mr. Grant is carefully determining the 

 geographical range of almost every species contained in this 



