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paler yellow in the young birds, which have the back slightly 

 shaded with olive and with the streaks on the head browner 

 and not so distinct. 



Stiphrornis gabonensis. 



Stiphrornis gabonensis Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. vii. 

 p. 174, pi. vi. fig. 2 (1883); id. Hand-L B. iv. p. 234; 

 Keicheuow, Vog. Afrikas, lii. p. 623. 



Nos. 1947, 1952. c? ; 1945, 1960, 1971. ? ad. 25 miles 

 from Kribi, Sept. 19-25, 1906. 



Nos. 2439, 2548. ?; 3579, 2588. ^ ad. Between Kribi 

 and Efuleu, June 18 to July 3, 1907. 



Stiphrornis xanthogaster. 



Stiphrornis xanthogaster Sharpe ; id. Ibis, 1905, p. 476, 

 pi. ix. ; Eeichenow, Vog. Afrikas, iii. p. 624. 



No. 1081. ? juv. Zima Country, Oct. 8, 1905. 



Nos. 1235, 1259. J ad. River Ja, Jan. 3, 7., 1906. 



The young bird has the throat, breast, and abdomen white 

 with a Slight shade of yellow, deepening on the chest, which 

 is siiglitly mottled with dusky margins to the feathers. 



Nos. 2277. S ad.; 2322, 2467. ? ad.; 2040. ? juv. 

 Bitje, River Ja, Nov. 3, 1905, to April 16, 1907. 



Hylia prasina. 



Hijtia prasina (Cass.) ; Sharpe, Hand-1. B. iv. p. 234 ; 

 Reicheuovv, Vog. Afrikas, iii. p. 622. 



Nos. 448, 936. ^ ad.; 1011,1053,1068. Efulen, April, 

 Jidy, August. 



Nos. 569, 580, 624. S ', 515, 537, 565,645. ? ad. River 

 Ja, May 17 to June 8, 1904. 



Nos. 1407, 1567, 1805. ^ ad. ; 1210, 1677, 1735, 1745. 

 ? ad. River Ja, Dec, 1905 to June 1906. 



Nos. 1989, 2040, 2147, 2309, 2329, 2364, 2373, 2396. 

 (J ad. et juv. Bitje, River Ja, Oct. 23, 1906, to April 18, 

 1907. 



Nos. 1125, 1126. (^ ad. et juv. Zima Country, Oct. 13, 

 1905. 



Mr. Bates has sent home a good series of this little bird, 

 and it is interesting to sec that the plumage does not vary 



