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Bleda notata. 



Trichophorus notatiis Cassin, Proc. Philad., 1856, p. 159. — 

 Type locality : Moonda river, Gaboon. 



The only example of the Yellow-bellied Bulbul from Southern 

 Nigeria was obtained by MrP. A.Talbot at Niagi inOctober 1909. 



Range. — This is another West African species which extends 

 across the continent from Fernando Po to Uganda. It is represented 

 in the British Muséum from Fernando Po, Southern Nigeria, 

 Cameroon, Gaboon, N. Belgian Congo (Uelle river district) and 

 the French Congo to the Toro forest in Uganda. 



No races of this bird are known. 



Phyllastrephus leucopleurus. 



Phyllastrephns leucopleurus Cassin, Proc. Philad., 1855, p. 328. — 

 Type localitv : Moonda river, Gaboon. 



Mr LowE obtained a single example of the White-chested Bulbul 

 at Iju vvater works in December; the first record from Southern 

 Nigeria appears to be that in Reichenow's, Vôgel Afrikas, III, 

 p. 399 where the bird is mentioned as having been obtained from 

 Old Calabar by Marche and Compiègne. 



Range. — The White-chested Bulbul is recorded fron Sénégal 

 to the Congo. We hâve examples in the British-Museum from 

 Sierra Leone, Libéria, Gold Coast, Southern Nigeria, Cameroon, 

 Gaboon, South to Landana. • 



(A very common and noisy bird feeding on berries. — W. P. L.) 



Phyllastrephus simplex. 



Trichophorus simplex Hartl., J. f. O., 1855, p. 356. — Type 

 locality : Rio Bontry. 



Four examples of the Simple Bulbul were shot by Mr Lowe at 



