354 Dr. R. B. Sharpe on 



and the tail 2"l-2'3 inches. In the Camaroon race the 

 wing is 3*4-3*7 inches, and the tail 2*35-2*5 inches. 



The grey under surface is much darker in A. saturata 

 than in A. capitalba, and in the females the black streaks 

 are much broader on the breast in the form from Camaroon. 

 I propose for it the name of 



Amblyospiza saturata, sp. n. 

 S . Similis A. capitalbce, sed major et saturatior, pectore 

 et abdomine sorcUdiore schistaceis distinguenda. Long, 

 tot. 7*5 poll,, culm. 0'85, alse 3'6, caudse 2*5, tarsi 

 0-85. 



DiCRURUS ATRIPENNIS. 



Dicrw'us airipennis Swains. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 iii. p. 232 (1877) ; Reichenow, Vog. Afrikas, ii.p. 651 (1903). 



a, b. ? ad.; c, d. Pull.; Nos. 413, 414, 1047. <?; 768. 

 ? ad. Efulen, Dec, Jan., March, June, Aug. '^Ebondi." 



Nos. 58, 71, 693, 1349. S ; 1353, 1369, 1574. ? ad. 

 River Ja, Jan. to June 1906. 



No. 1084. ? ad. Zima Country, Oct. 8, 1905. 



No. 1962. ? ad. 25 miles from Kribi, Sept. 1906. 



No. 2131. ? ad. Bitchi, Jan. 30, 1907. 



The nestlings are of a very deep sooty black all over, with 

 no greyishj shade on the abdomen, and only a slight steel- 

 green gloss on the wings. 



[This is one of the most noticeable birds of the forest, 

 from its deep black colour, its active and bold habits, and 

 its loud and rather pleasing notes. It is seen in nearly 

 every ejak. — G. L. B.] 



DiCRURUS CORACINUS. 



Dicru7'us modestus Hartl. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iii. 

 p. 232 (1877). 



Dicrurus coracinus Verr. ; Reichenow, Vog. Afrikas, ii 

 p. 650 (1903). 



No. 1590. c? ad. River Ja, March 22, 1906. Testes very 

 large. 



No. 2398. S ad. Bitje, River Ja, March 29, 1907. 



