Birds of Cameruon Mountain. 493 



a. S ad. (No. 1). Cameroon Mt. 23.iv.09. Type 



o£ the species. 



b. S ^^- (Xo. 3). ,, ,, ll.v. 09. 



c. </. (? ? ad. (Nos. 2, 4). „ „ 12. v. 09. 

 e. ? ad. (No. 5). „ „ 16. v. 09. 



In the original description ot" this interesting species it is 

 said to be " Nearly allied to C. herberti Alex, from Fernando 

 Po, but the eyebi'ow-s tripe and cheeks are dull soiled white, 

 and the throat is white slightly tinged with rufous, whereas 

 in the latter these parts are pale rust-colour." 



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



26. Smithornis earner uneusis. 



Smitkornis cainerunensls Sharpe, Ibis, 190.5, p. 469 : 

 River Ja, S. Cameroon. 



a. S imm. (No. 1). Cameroon Mt. 12. v. 09. 



Mr. Ogilvie-Grant has already cleared up the confusion 

 which existed over this species {vide Trans. Zool. Soc. xix. 

 1910, p. 400). 



The specimen which Alexander has now obtained is par- 

 ticularly interesting for two reasons. First, it is the only 

 example from the Cameroon highlands ; secondly, it is the 

 first young bird to be collected. 



Compared with an adult male, it differs in having the 

 underparts more creamy-white and the wide black shaft- 

 streaks on the breast and sides duller and so less con- 

 spicuous ; the under tail-coverts are not streaked. The 

 most remarkable difference is exhibited on the upperparts, 

 which are uniform olive, washed with rufous and not 

 streaked in any way. Moreover, the Avhite patch in the 

 middle of the back is absent, only a single white feather 

 showing when the feathers of the back are raised. The 

 bill, which is blackish, is tipped with yellow on both the 

 upper and under mandible. 



I am not at all certain that S. camerunensis should not be 

 considered only a subspecies of S. capensis. 



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

 found to the west. — B. A.] 



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