370 Mr. Boyd Alexander on the 



The nearest ally of this species is Phloxis rufescens Sharpe 

 (Bull. B. O. C. xiii. p. 9), from Mt. Ruwenzori, East Africa. 



This species is confined to the southern portion of Fer- 

 nando Po. My collector first met with it in the Moka valley, 

 where he obtained a good series. It was very shy and difficult 

 to approach, constantly dipping down to the bottom of the 

 grass after a short flight, and uttering in its hidden retreat 

 a series of ventriloquial whistles. In December breeding 

 had commenced. 



Named after the author's collector, Mr. Lopes. 



58. Calamocichla poensis. 



Calamocichla poensis Alexander, Bull. B. O. C. xiii. p. 37 

 (1903); Bocage, Jorn. Lisb. (2) vii. p. 40 (1903); Salvad. 

 Orn. Golf'o d. Guinea, iii. p. 108. 



Adult male. Similar to C. brevipennis, but larger ; primaries, 

 secondaries, and wing-coverts margined on their outer webs 

 with rufous ; upper tail-coverts rufous ; tail-feathers blackish 

 brown, tipped with white, the central narrowly margined 

 with rufous : iris bright hazel ; upper mandible brown, lower 

 yellowish horn-coloured ; legs and feet bluish slate-coloured. 

 Total length 6*8 inches, culmen 0'8, wing 30, tail 2*75, 

 tarsus 115. {Type. Bilelipi, Nov. 24, 1902. Breeding.) 



Adult male, C. brevipennis, St. Nicholas, Cape Verde 

 Islands, April 1897 [Alexander) : — Total length 6 inches, 

 culmen 06, wing 2 - 5, tail 2*5, tarsus 12. 



The genus Calamocichla is closely allied to Lusciniola, 

 and represents a small but well-defined group of African 

 Warblers. Typical examples of L. gracilirostris differ 

 from C. brevipennis, C. neivtoni, and the present species in 

 having the first primary proportionately longer, and more 

 than half the length of the second, the upper parts greenish 

 olive, and the under parts dull white, with none of the 

 yellowish-buff coloration which is always present in the 

 African Calamocichla. 



The Fernando Po Reed-Warbler is very locally distributed 

 on the island. We only met with it on one occasion, when 

 it was found in the depths of thick fish-cane surrounding the 



