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c-f. 8 2 et S jav. Mokia, S.E. Ruwenzori, 3400 ft., lst-25th May. [Nos. 352. 

 B. E. I).; 1470, 1612. I). C.\ 3417. It. B. IV] 



g. 2 . Mokia, S.E. Ruwenzori, 3400 ft., 16th June. [No. 3494. B. B. IV.} 



li is dark brown. 



The width of the black stripes on the throat and chest appears to be a matter of age ; 

 they are much narrower in the birds of the year (such as Nos. 1470, 3417), and very 

 much wider in the adult males (Nos. 246, 1462, 1612) [of. remarks by Capt. Shelley, 

 Cat. Birds 13. M. xix. p. 222 (1891)]. 



COCCYSTES JACOBINUS (Bodd.). 



Coccystes jacobinus Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 78 (1902) ; Jackson, Ibis, 1906, p. 520 [Toro]. 



a, b. 6. Mokia, S.E. Ruwenzori, 3400 ft,, lst-3rd May. [Nos. 1489. I). C. ; 

 2309. G. L.] 



Iris dark hazel ; bill black ; feet very dark grey. 



Ceuthmochares aereus Vieill. 



Ceuthmochares aereus Reich. Vug. Afr. ii. p. 73 (1902) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1907, p. 440 [Cameroon] ; 



Grant, Ibis, 1908, p. 312 [Ponthierville, Upper Congo]. 

 Ceuthmochares aereus intermedins Sharpe ; Reich, t. c. p. 74. 

 Ceuthmochares intermedius Jackson, Ibis, 1906, p. 528 [Toro]. 



a. 2 ■ 10 miles N.W. of Fort Beni, 3000 ft., 10th Aug. [No. 502. B. E. 1).} 

 b,c. 2. Mpanga Forest, Fort Portal, 5000 ft., 17th & 21st Sept. [Nos. 530. 

 B. E. 1). ; 3594. B. B. IV.] 



Iris dark red, chestnut, or crimson ; bill yellow ; feet black. 



Ceecococcyx mechowi Cabanis. 



Cercococcyx mechowi Reich. J. f. O. 1897, p. 14, pi. i. (Centrocorcy.r mechowi) [Togo] ; id. 

 Vog. Afr. ii. p. 84 (1902) ; Jackson, Ibis, 1906, p. 526 [Toro] ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1907, 

 p. 436 [Cameroon]. 



a. 2 ■ Mpanga Forest, Fort Portal, 5000 ft., 20th Sept. [No. 3589. R. B. W. 



b. 6 imm. Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 7000 ft., 11th Jan. [No. 3098. 

 B. B. IF.] 



Iris dark brown ; bill horn-colour (adult) or dark brown with the lower mandible 

 greenish (immature) ; feet yellow. 



Captain Shelley [cf. Cat. Birds B. M. xix. p. 265 (1891)] gives a description of this 

 species, but states that it was only known to him at that date from the description. 

 As a matter of fact, the British Museum contained at least two examples, but these 

 were wrongly referred to Cuculus solitarius Steph., and will be found in the list of 



