392 ZOOLOGICAL RESULTS OE THE RUWENZORI EXPEDITION. 



Alseonax epulatds (Cassin). 



Alseonax epulatus Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 455 (1903) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1907, p. 445 [Cameroon]. 



a, b. 6 et 6 imm. 30-40 miles N.W. of Fort Beni, Semliki Valley, 3000 ft., 12th 

 & 13th Aug. [Nos. 3545, 3546. B. B. II'.] 



Iris dark brown ; bill brown ; feet yellow (adult male), light brown (immature male). 



The immature male (No. 3546) has the secondary-quills, flanks, and upper tail- 

 coverts tipped with sandy-buff. 



In the British Museum there is a typical example of this species from Muni River, 



I raboon [Du Chailln). 



[The small Slate-coloured Flycatcher was plentiful in the Eturi Forest, but was not 

 seen in the Mpanga Forest east of Ruwenzori, although A. comitatus was found in both. 

 It seemed to frequent the lower parts of the tall trees, especially where there was little 

 undergrowth. — B. B. W.~] 



Alseonax faxtisie-nsis Sharpe. 



Alseonax fantisiensis Sharpe, Cut. Birds B. M. iv. p. 131 (1879) [Fantee]. 



Alseonax epulatus antisiensis Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 456 (1903). 

 a. ? . 40 miles N.W. of Fort Beni, 3000 ft., 13th Aug. [No. 3547. B. B. IF.] 



Iris dark brown ; bill brown ; feet black. 



It is remarkable that this female example should have been shot by Mr. Woosnam 

 at the same spot where he obtained a young male of A. epulatus; but there seems to 

 be no room for doubt that this bird is the true A. fantisiensis, as is shown by the 

 a-.hy-grey colour of the upperparts and breast and by its black legs. 



Alseonax comitatus (Cassin). 

 Pedilorhynchufi comitatus Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 461 (1903). 

 Pedilorhynchus stuhlmanni Reich, t. c. p. 460. 

 Pedilurhynchus stuhlmanni camerunensis Reich, t. c. p. 46 L. 

 Pedilorhynchus camerunensis Sharpe, Ibis, 1907, p. 447 [Cameroon]. 



a. d . Mpauga Forest, Fort Portal, 5000 ft., 20th Sept. [No. 548. B. E. !>.] 



b. 6 . Fort Beni, Semliki Valley, 3000 ft., 23rd July. [No. 3512. R. B. IF.] 



Dr. Reichenow has separated the Uganda and Cameroon birds under the above 

 headings, but I am unable to see any difference whatever between the above-mentioned 

 specimens and the series sent home by Mr. Bates. All are referable to Butalis 

 romitatus Cassin (P. Ac. Philad. 1857, p. 35), of which the British Museum contains 

 typical examples collected by Du Chaillu in Gaboon. 



The wing-measurement (60 mm.), as given by Dr. Reichenow in his key to the 

 species, is misleading. Cassin perfectly correctly gives the wing-measurement of the 

 type of B. comitatus as 2^ inches, which is equal to 63 mm. 



