— I09 — 



Distingitishing characters. — Closely resembles P.l.leiicolaùna. 

 Throat, breast and crop white ; bellv pale vellow without 

 the greenish tinge of P. l. leucolaima ; upperparts hâve a darker 

 blue sheen ; size snialler. 



Observation. — A séries must be compared before the différence 

 in the colour-shade of the bellv becomes obvions. Individual 

 examples of each race may be found to match, but the distinctness 

 of this race is apparent when suflBcient material is examined without 

 anv attempt at hair-splitting. 



3. — POGON'IUI.rS LEUCOLAIMA POENSIS. 



BarbatitUi poensis Alexander, Bull. B. O. C, XXIII, 1908, 

 p. 15. — Tvpe localitv : Moka, Fernando Po. 



Range. — Fernando Po. 



Distinguishing character s . — Said to be similar to P. l. leu- 

 colaima but larger ; the tail feathers edged with greenish-yello\v 

 instead of olive-yellow. 



Observation. — I cannot fînd the tvpe of this bird in the British 

 Muséum. I keep it up provisionally until spécimens are available 



4. — POGONIULUS LEUCOLAIMA NTi'ANZAE. 



Barbatiila leucolaitna nyanzae Neum., J. f. O., 1907, p. 147. — 

 Type localitv : Bukoba. 



Range. — Uganda, Kuwenzori JOistrict and North East Belgian 

 Congo ;Tangazi district.) 



Distinguishing characters. — Throat and crop white ; breast 

 grey ; underparts much greener than togocnsis; size large. Froni 

 typical foriu distinguised by still greener belly. 



Observation. — P. l. nyanzae (of which Barbatula infumbiri 

 O.-Grant is a svnonvm) is much more easilv distinguished from 



