from Efalen in Camaroon. 607 



30. Alcedo guentheri. 



Alcedo guentheri Sharpe; Sjostedt, K. Sv. Vet.-Akad. 

 Handl. xxvii. p. 65 (1895) ; Reichenow, J.£. O. 1894, p. 34, 

 1896, p. 18 ; Sharpe, Hand-], ii. p. 51 (1900); Reichenow, 

 Vog. Afrikas, ii. p. 294 (1902). 



a. <J ad. Efulen, Jan. 23, 1902. " Akwae." 



b. No. 109. Efulen, March 30, 1903. 



31. ISPIDINA LEUCOGASTER. 



Ispidina leucogaster (Fras.) ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 54 (1900) ; 

 Reichenow, t. c. p. 288. 



a. S ad. Efulen, Aug. 14, 1902. " Akwae." 



b. <$ imm. „ Dec. 13, 1902. 



c. No. 360. S ad. Efulen, Feb. 20, 1904. 



The young bird differs from the adult only in having a 

 black bill with a horny tip, and less blue on the back, the 

 rump being tinged Avith brighter cobalt. 



32. Ispidina picta. 



Ispidina picta (Bodd.) ; Sjostedt, t. c. p. 64 (1895) ; 

 Reichenow, J. f. O. 1894, p. 34, 1896, p. 18; Sharpe, t. c. 

 p. 54 (1900) ; Reichenow, Vog. Afrikas, ii. p. 286 (1902). 



a. <$ ad. Efulen, Dec. 10, 1902. " Akwae." 



33. Myioceyx ruficeps. 



Myioceyx ruficeps (Hartl.) ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 54 (1900) ; 

 Reichenow, t. c. p. 289 (1902). 



No. 319. <$ ad. River Ja, Dec. 30, 1903. " Akwae." 

 This is the first opportunity that I have had of comparing 

 specimens of this species from Camaroon and the Gold Coast. 

 The former seem to be of rather a deeper purplish blue, and 

 to have a more distinct buff stripe behind the ear-coverts 

 and an evident collar of the same buff round the hind-neck. 

 The black frontal band is also very much broader than in 

 the Gold Coast birds. From the scanty material at my 

 disposal I cannot venture to separate the birds of the two 

 countries without seeing more specimens, but I am inclined 

 to agree with Professor Reichenow that M. lecontei will turn 

 out to be the young of M. ruficeps. 



