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61. Estrelda melpoda (Vieill.). — Robertsport. 



Besides many specimens in usual dress , there are three 

 albinos, all shot together on the same spot. The red on cheeks 

 and upper tail-coverts is somewhat fainter than usual , the 

 whole rest of the plumage is pure white. This is the only 

 evidence of albinisme I ever met with in Liberian birds. 



62. Spermospiza haematina (Vieill.). — Mahfa River. 



63. Pyrenestes personatus ^ Dubus. — Robertsport. 



64. Spermestes fringilloides (Lafr.). — Robertsport. 



65. » hicolor (Fras.). — Robertsport. 



66. Nigrita emUiae ^ Sharpe. — Jarjee. 



67. » bicolor (Fras.). — Jarjee. 



68. Lophoceros semifasciatus (Temm.). — Mahfa River. 



69. Psittacus timneh , Fras. — Robertsport. 



70. Megalaenia dnchaillui (Cass.). — Mahfa River. 



71. » subsulphurea (Fras.). — Robertsport. 



72. » atrojlava (Blumenb.). — Jarjee. 



73. 5> scolopacea (Bp.). — Robertsport. 



74. Dendropicus luguhris , Hartl. — Robertsport. 



75. Campothera maculosa (Val.). — Jarjee. 



76. » caroli (Malh.). — Johny Creek. 



77. Centropus francisci^ Bp. — Robertsport and MahfaRiver. 

 Both specimens (nestlings) show the same peculiarities in 



plumage as the male nestling mentioned by me in N. L. M. 

 1886, p. 223, though they are females , having the feathers 

 on head , neck , chest and mantle black without being inter- 

 mixed with red ones. 



78. Centropus senegalensis (L.). — Robertsport. 

 Besides an adult male there are three young (half grown) 



males with the lower surface strongly tinged with ferrugineous. 

 The mantle, wing-coverts and in one of the specimens 

 also the tertiaries are brown and strongly banded with black, 

 while in the third the tertiaries and also the outer edges 

 of the inner secondaries are uniform black with a greenish 

 gloss , though not as splendid as the tail-feathers. 



79. Ceuthmochares aeneus (Vieill.). — Robertsport. 

 An adult male with blue gloss and black bill. 



Notes trom th.e I-ieyden IMuseuui , Vol. X!II. 



