380 Mr. Boyd Alexander on the 



alighting quickly on the ground, the next moment to dis- 

 appear into the cover of some thick-leaved tree. 



Range. From the Gold Coast to Cameroon ; Gaboon and 

 Fernando Po. 



64. Callene poensis. 



Callene poensis Alexander, Bull. B. O. C. xiii. p. 37 (1903) ; 

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

 d. Guinea, iii. p. 106. 



a. Ad. c?. Near Bakaki, Nov. 19, 1902. 



b. Ad. S (type). Bilelipi, Nov. 25, 1902. 



c. Ad. <$ . Mt. St. Isabel, Nov. 25, 1902. 



d. Ad. ? . Moka, Dec. 16, 1902. 



Adult. Upper parts olive-brown, inclining to blackish 

 brown on the crown ; upper tail-coverts chestnut ; central 

 tail-feathers reddish brown, remainder chestnut, the two 

 outer margined with brown; quills, secondaries, and wing- 

 coverts edged with olive-brown on their outer webs ; sides 

 of face and remainder of under parts orange-red ; centre 

 of abdomen white; thighs olive-brown; under wing-coverts 

 orange-rufous : iris brown ; bill black ; legs and feet slaty 

 flesh-coloured. Total length 52 inches, culmen 065, wing 

 29, tail 2-0, tarsus 105. 



The nearest ally of this species is C. Isabella from Cameroon. 

 This Callene affects the high grouud, where it is locally 

 distributed. 



65. Callene roberti. 



Callene roberti Alexander, Bull. B. O. C. xiii. p. 37 (1903) ; 

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

 d. Guinea, iii. p. 106. 



a. Ad. S ? (types), <$<$$. Bakaki, 4000 feet, Nov. 18, 

 1902. 



Adult male. General colour above olive-brown ; quills and 

 secondaries blackish brown, with olive-brown edges to their 

 outer webs ; upper tail-coverts and tail-feathers chestnut, 

 three central feathers black ; lores olive-brown, washed with 

 red ; a distinct white streak from the base of the bill to the 

 front part of the eye ; chin, throat, and breast orange-rufous, 



