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There can be no doubt that Hargitt was perfectly right in referring Dendropicus 

 hartlaubi Malh. to the synonymy of Picas cardinalis Gmel. = (P. guineensis Scop.). 

 Professor Neumann has attempted to clear up this difficult little group of Wood- 

 peckers (cf. J. f. O. 1900, pp. 206-207); but he seems only to have added to the 

 confusion already existing by introducing two new names, neither of which can stand. 



Dendropicus lafresnayi Malh. 



Dendropicos lafresnayei Reich. Viig. Afr. ii. p. 195 (1902). 



Dendropicus lafresnayi Grant, Ibis, 1905, p. 211 [S. Uganda] ; 1908, p. 309 [Lake Kivu]. 



il. 

 a-c. 6 . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 6000 ft., 17th-22nd Jan. [Nos. 2092, 



2096, 2107. G. L.] 



d, e. d . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 5000 ft., 14th & 23rd March. [Nos. 1347. 

 D. C; 3251.. i?. B. W.] 



f\ g. 6 2 . Mokia, S.E. Ruwenzori, 3400 ft., 18th & 20th May. [Nos. 1536. I). C. ; 

 2374. G. L.] 



h. 2 . Mokia, S.E. Ruwenzori, 3400 ft., 23rd June. [No. 1669. J). C] 

 i. 2 . Lower Semliki Valley, 2000 ft., 10th Oct. [No. 3624. It. B. IF.] 



Iris dark crimson ; bill grey or dark horn-colour ; feet olive-green. 



[Lafresnay's "Woodpecker was found on Ruwenzori up to 7000 ft., following up 

 the valleys from the plains. It was not uncommon in the acacia-country along the 

 foot of the mountains at the south end and in the Upper Semliki Valley. — B. B. \\'.\ 



Dendkopicus po:cilol.emus Reichenow. 



Dendropicos pcecilolcemus Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 196 (1902). 

 Dendropicus pcecilolamns Jackson, Ibis, 190G, p. 529 [Toro]. 

 Dendropicus nundensis Neumann, Orn. Monatsb. ix. p. 181 (1901). 



a. 6 . 60 miles W. of Entebbe, 3500 ft., 29th Nov. [No. 1019. I). C] 

 h. ? . 100 miles W. of Entebbe, 4100 ft., 4th Dec. [No. 1034. 1). C] 

 c, d. ? et d imm. Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 5000 ft., 14th March. [Nos. 3217, 

 3218. B. B. TU.] 



e. 2 ■ Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 5000 ft., 5th April. [No. 229. B. E. Z>.] 



Iris dark red ; bill bluish-black ; legs grey, bluish, or olive-brown. 



The immature male (No. 3218) has the general colour of the back greyish-brown 

 tinged with olive, instead of golden-olive, and lacks the yellowish wash on the under 

 parts, which are whitish-grey. The first primary-quill measures about IT inch, and is 

 much longer than in any of the adult birds. This specimen agrees exactly with the 

 bird described as I), nandensis by Prof. Neumann. It was procured along with a 

 typical female of I), poecilolcemus (No. 3217), which was marked "breeding" and was 

 probably the parent bird. 



