from Efulen in Camaroon. 475 



55. Neocossyphus poensis. 



Neocossyphus poensis (Strickl.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1902, p. 95 

 id. Hand-1. B. iv. p. 166 (1903). 



a. 6 ad. Efulen, July 11, 1901. 



b. <$ ad. 25 niiles from Batanga, Dec. 5,1901. "Ekwalat." 



c. $ ad. Efulen, Jan. 3, 1902. 



d. $ ad. „ June 3, ]902. 



e. No. 230. „ Nov, 8, 1902. 

 /. ? ad. „ Dec, 31, 1902. 



g. No. 105. Ad. Efulen, March 27, 1903. 



h, i. Nos. 115, 123. <J ? . Efulen, April 2-10, 1903. 



/. No. 305. <$ ad. River Ja, Dec. 26, 1903. 



k. No. 230. S ad. Efulen, Nov. 8, 1903. 



/. No. 305. $ ad. River Ja, Dec. 26, 1903. 



m. No. 556. ? ad. „ May 23, 1904. 



n. No. 577. $ ad. „ May 25, 1904. 



The sexes seem to be perfectly alike, and the young birds, 

 if there are any in the series, shew no spots on the plumage. 

 This species appears to moult at different periods, as specimens 

 are moulting in July and December. 



This series, collected in all months of the year, shews 

 remarkably little variation in colour, nor can I detect any 

 sign of a spotted plumage in any of the specimens. In some 

 the flanks are of a deep chestnut-maroon, contrasting with 

 the cinnamon abdomen, but in others there is scarcely any 

 perceptible difference of tint. Nor do the sexes seem to 

 vary. 



[The ekwalat is a ground-bird of the forest. It does not 

 join with other forest-birds to feed in the ejak.~\ 



56. Sttphrornis gaboxexsis. 



Stiphrornis gabonensis Sharpe, Cat. B. vii. p. 173, pi. vi. 

 fig. 1 (1883). 



a, b. <$ ad. Efulen, July 11, 27, 1901. 



c. ? ad. „ Dec. 28, 1901. 



d. S ad. ,, Jan. 2, 1902. 



e. $ ad. „ Jan. 1, 1903. "Akalat." 



No. 94. S imm.; Nos. 95, 97. ? ad. Efulen, March 21, 23, 

 1903. 



