1917-] Collections of Birds from Cameroon. 73 



Sycobrotus herberti Alexander, Bull. B. O. C. xix. p. 88 

 (1907) [Pompari, R. Welle]. 



Phormoplectes dorsomaculatus Sharpe (nee Reichw.), Ibis, 

 1908, p. 349. 



Symphdes auricomus Sjiist. Kon^l. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 

 xxvii. no. 1, p. 86, pi. viii. (not vii.) (1895) [Cameroon]. 

 (Immature female.) 



Hah. Known from West Africa : Cameroon, and the 

 River Welle. 



This species is quite distinct from H. insignis (Sharpe), 

 with which it has been generally unitefl, by Dr. Reichenow 

 and others [cf. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 36 (1904)]. 



-ff. ^wewsst (Reicheuow) . I if. ?nsz^m.s (Sharpe). 



S- Forehead and crown golden rj. Forehead, crown, and occiput 



brownish-orange, shading into chestnut ; sides of the head 



yellow on the occiput and black. 



nape ; sides of the head, neck, 



and throat black. 

 5 . Forehead, superciliary bands, 



sides of the liead and throat and throat black. 



black ; middle of the crown, I 



occiput, and nape yellow. | 



5 . Forehead, crown, occiput, nape, 



Heterhyphantes insignis (Sharpe). (Plate II. figs. \,\ a, 



Sycobrotus insignis Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, pp. 117, 253, pi. vi. 

 fig. 1 [Mt. Elgon], ? . 



Symplectes croconotus ReichenoAv, J. f. O. 1892, p. 185 

 [Buea, Cameroon], ? ; Sjost. Kongl. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Ilaiidl. 

 xxvii. no. 1, p. 88, pi. ix. (not viii.) (1895) [Cameroon]. 



Symplectes castanicapillus Sjost. Orn. Monatsl). i. p. ^3 

 (1893) [Cameroon] ; id. Kongl. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 

 xxvii. no. ], p. 88 (1895). 



Heterhyphantes insignis Bannermnn, Ibis, 1915, p. 516 

 [Cameroon Peak]. 



Tlie range extends from East Africa to Cameroon. 



Heterhyphantes dorsomaculatus (Reichenow). (Plate II. 

 figs. 3, 3 a, 3 ^», 3 c.) 



Symplectes dorsomaculatus Reichenow, Orn. Monatsb. 



