384 Mr. Boyd Alexander on the 



parts, becoming a deep rufous on the rump and upper tail- 

 coverts. This is the mainland form of C. fraseri, and is 

 referable to C. rubricauda of Hartlaub, which has hitherto 

 beeD made synonymous with C. fraseri. 



The following specimens of C. rubricauda are in the 

 British Museum : — 



tf. Landana (Petit). 



(J. 1882. Landana (Petit). 



Ad. Gaboon. 



? . Landana (Petit). 



£ . Congo (Bouvier). 



Ad. Gaboon. 



72. Smithornis sharpii. (Plate VII.) 



Smithornis sharpei Alexander, Bull. B. O. C. xiii. p. 31- 

 (1903); Bocage, Jorn. Lisb. (2) vii. p. 39 (1903); Salvad. 

 Orn. Golfo d. Guinea, iii. p. 103. 



a. Ad. ? . Bakaki, Nov. 15, 1902. 



b. Ad. cJ . Bakaki, Nov. 19, 1902. 



c. Ad. <J (type) ; ad. ? . Bakaki, Nov. 20, 1902. 



d. Ad. ? (type). Mount St. Isabel, Nov. 25, 1902. 

 Adult. Entire head cinereous, with faint shaft-stripes ; 



lores and frontal band bright rufous ; ear-coverts cinereous ; 

 remainder of upper parts brownish rufous, becoming brighter 

 on the upper tail-coverts ; feathers of the back with white 

 bases and with subterminal black bands ; tail-feathers 

 rufous brown, inclining to rufous on the outer edges ; quills 

 blackish brown ; sides of neck and fore-neck bright rufous ; 

 chin and throat white, with blackish streaks to the side- 

 feathers ; breast and remainder of under parts pale creamy 

 white with blackish streaks to the feathers of the breast 

 and flanks; under wing-coverts fawn-coloured : iris brown; 

 upper mandible black, lower whitish horn- coloured ; legs 

 and feet greenish. 



Total length (measured in flesh) 6 inches, culmen 7, 

 wing 3"1, tail 1"8, tarsus 0'8. 



The male is a little larger than the female, and is generally 

 brighter on the sides of the neck and breast. A near ally, 



