516 Mr. D. A. Bannermaii on the 



The female o£ N. shelleyi, which has been fully described 

 by Alexander (Ibis, 1903, p. 352), differs from the male in 

 lacking the golden-olive on the breast and in having the 

 underparts uniform grey throughout, considerably paler 

 than that on the belly of the male. The upperparts are 

 like those of the male, but the grey on the nape is paler. 



A young bird (No. 2) has the golden-olive of the back 

 much duller, and the grey band on the nape wider and 

 extending on to the mantle. The head, cheeks, and throat 

 are a much duller black and lack the gloss of the adult bird. 



Both the adult male and female are here figured for the 

 first time. 



[Rare ; found in the forest above 7000 feet. — B. A.] 



GO. Sycobrotns tephronotus. 



Symplectes tephronotus Reichenow, Journ. fiir Orn. 1892, 

 p. 184: Buea (Cameroon Mt.). 



a. (^ ad, (No. 2) . Cameroon Mt. 23.iv.09. 



b. S ad. (No. 1). „ „ 24.iv.09. 



c. ? ad. (No. 3). „ „ 25.iv.09. 



d. S ad. (No. 4). „ „ 12. v. 09. 



e. ? ad. (No. 5). „ „ 17. v. 09. 



The Cameroon Dark-backed Weaver-bii'd has been recorded 

 from Buea and Yaunde, and is almost certainly synonymous 

 with Sycobrotus poensis Alexander. As Alexander compared 

 his bird from Fernando Po with S. nandensis Jackson instead 

 of with S. tephronotus, it is not surprising that he came to 

 the conclusion that he had discovered a new Weaver-bird. 



[Found below MUssarka ; not common. — B. A.] 



61. Heterhyphantes insignis. 



Heterhyphantes insignis Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 117, pi. 6. 

 fig. 1 (?) : Mt. Elgon. 



fl. ? imm. (No. 2). Cameroon Peak. 2. iv. 09. 



b, c. c? ? ad. (Nos.3, 4). Cameroon Mt. 12.iv.09. 



d. ? ad. (No. 1). „ „ 23.iv.09. 



After a very careful examination of the specimens ob- 

 tained on Cameroon Mt., together with the material in the 



