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It lias now been obtained by Dr. Christy at Poko on the Uelle 

 River a female (N" 1020) labelled c? in error. The type oi Mesopiciis 

 ellioti was described by Cassin {Proc. Acad. Phtiad., 1863, 

 p. 197) from a spécimen obtained by Du Chaii-lu in the Rio Muni, 

 and this bird is said to be in the Philadelphia Academy Muséum. 



A spécimen in the British Muséum collection obtained at 

 Landana bv Lucan has « Type » vvritten on the label in Mr; Har- 

 gitt's writing. This is evidentlv incorrect as the real Type is 

 apparently in America. 



Barbatula flavisquamata. 



Barbatula flavisquamata Verr., |. f. O., 1855, p. loi — Tvpe 

 localitv : Cape Lopez (Gaboon). 



Two examples, a maie and female, of this rare Barbet vvere 

 obtained at Poko on'the Uelle River on the iSthof June 1914. 



It is represented in the British Muséum by three skins, two from 

 the Aruwimi River and the other labelled simply upper Congo. 



Barbatula erythronota. 



Biicco eryt/iroiiotiis Cuv., Rcv. Aiiiiii., 18 17, p. 428. — Type 

 locality : Africa. 



Founded on Levaillant's « Le Barbion à dos rouge », vol. 2, 

 p. 132 (N° 57), etfig. 



A single spécimen was obtained by Christy on the 4th of 

 August 1914 at Poko on the Uelle River. 



It is represented in the British Muséum by spécimens from 

 Gaboon, the Gold Coast, the mouth ot the Congo and « Yambo- 

 massa ». 



Qymnobucco sladeni and Qymnobucco bonapartei. 



Gyinnohucco sladeni Ogilvie-Grant. Bull. B. O. C. XIX, p. 42. 

 — Type locality : Mawambi, Congo Forest. 



