from Efulen in Camaroon. 469 



32. Diafhorophyia chlorophrys Alexander. 



No. 691. ? ad. River Ja, June 15, 1904. Eggs 

 forming in the ovary. 



I cannot see any material difference between this specimen 

 and others obtained in Fernando Po by Capt. Boyd Alexander 

 and Mr. Scimund. 



33. Platystira cyaxea. 



Platystira cyanea (P. L. S. Midi.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1904, 

 p. 626. 



No. 604. £. River Ja, May 31, 1904. Testes large. 



34. Smithorxis zexkeri. 



Smithornis -eukeri Reichenow ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1904, p. 627. 



No. 705. <$ ad. River Ja, June 18, 1904. Feet rather 

 large. 



The male now received is darker than the female sent by 

 Mr. Bates from Efulen (cf Sharpe, /. c.) . The chestnut on 

 the chest seems to be quite as dark as in S. sharpei from 

 Fernando Po, and the only difference that I can see between 

 the two species is that S. sharpei shews an olive tint on the 

 back, whereas S. zenkeri is a little more ruddy. The two 

 forms are undoubtedly very closely allied. 



35. Smithorxis camarunensis, sp. n. 



Smithornis rufilateralis (nee Gray) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1901, 

 p. 627. 



No. 456. (J ad. Efulen, April 20, 1904. "Nome-kup- 

 mefan." 



No. 521. o ad. River Ja, May 17, 1904. 



In my former paper, I stated that I could not distinguish 

 between male birds from Camaroon and similar examples from 

 the Gold Coast. I still find it impossible to find characters 

 for separating the males from these two localities, but the 

 females are strikingly different, and on the female I found 

 the new species as follows : — 



$ . Similis S. rufdaterali ? , sed tectricibus alarum rufescenti- 

 fulvo, mimme albo terminatis ; regione parotica et 

 colli lateribus pallide rufescentibus, minime aurantiaco- 



