462 Mr. V. G. L. van Someren ow Birds 



and ear-coverts olive-green, with only a slight tinge of 

 golden^ and in having the abdomen pure white — not 

 creamy. Wings, ^J 50, ? 48 mm. 



Localities. Kyetema and Mabira Forests, in Uganda. 



Hylia prasina. 



cT & ? 1-4. Collected throughout the year 1913-14. 



There appears to be no difference between birds from East 

 and West Africa. There is one specimen in this series with 

 a wing of 74 mm. 



These are forest-birds and are very common. 



Localities. Namwave, Mabira, Bugoma, Kasala, and 

 Kyetema Forests, Uganda. 



Stiphrornis xanthogaster mabirae. 



Stiphr'ornis mabirae Jackson, Bull. B. 0. C. xxv. 1910, 

 p. 85 : Mabira Forest, Uganda. 



S 1-4. 14.ix.l3; 17.xi.l3; 3. ix. 13 i 10.iii.l4. 



? 1-2. 14.ix. 13; 17.i. 14. 



Juv. 17.xi. 13. 



These birds agree well with Jacksou^s description, but I 

 would add that the flanks are very much darker than in 

 S. xanthogaster, and the lower surface from the crop to the 

 under tail-coverts is a rich creamy colour ; while the bill is 

 shorter. 



This is a forest-species which keeps to the thick under- 

 growth. Young birds have rusty mottlings on the back ; 

 the secondary and tertiary coverts tipped and edged with 

 rusty, and the pale yellow of the throat and breast finely 

 barred with olive. Female birds have dark grey cheeks, 

 and males black. 



Locality. Mabira Forest, Uganda. 



Sylvietta carnapi. 



S 1-2. 24.ii.14; 23.iii. 12. 



These birds were met with in the forest and in the thick 

 scrub. They are not uncommon, but very shy and difficult 

 to procure. 



Localities. Mabira and Kyetema, in Uganda. 



