from the Aruwhimi River. 161 



tion there is an adult from Landana, so that the range of 

 this bird extends from Gaboon to the Congo and as high up 

 as the Aruwhimi River. Cassin supposed his genus Macro- 

 sphenus to be nearly allied to Bernieria, but beyond an out- 

 ward similarity of a long bill and a green and yellow plumage 

 there is little real resemblance. Bernieria has a compressed 

 bill, with very evident rictal bristles, while Macrosphenus 

 has a broadened and depressed bill, with very tiny rictal 

 bristles, scarcely perceptible. It has also a long silky plu- 

 mage on the rump and flanks, as in some of the Honey 

 Suckers. I think that Macrosphenus is a Timeliine genus 

 standing by itself, without any near allies. 



19. TURDINUS FULVESCENS. 



Turdinus fulvescens, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. vii. p. 545 

 (1883). 



? , Yambuya. 



This specimen seems to be identical with one of Duchaillu's 

 from Gaboon, and we have others from the same country 

 which appear to agree with Reichenow's description of his 

 new Turdinus albipectus (J. f. O. 1887, p. 307) from Leo- 

 poldville. 



20. NiCATOR CHLORIS. 



Nicator chloris, Sharpe & Bouvier, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 

 ii. p. 480 (1877); Gadow, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. viii. p. 166 

 (1883) ; Rchw. J. f. O. 1887, p. 300 (Manyanga), p. 307 

 (Rivariva). 



Two specimens from Yambuya. 



21. Nicator vireo. 



Nicator vireo, Sharpe & Bouvier, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 

 ii. p. 480 (1877) ; Gadow, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. viii. p. 166 

 (1883) ; Rchw. J. f. O. 1887, p. 300 (Manyanga), p. 305 

 (Lcopoldville). 



An adult male from Yambuya. 



22. Dryoscopus leucorhynchus. 



Drijoscopus leucorhynchus, Rchw. J. f. O. 1877, p. 21, 

 1887, p. 305. 



