C22 Dr. R. B. Sharpe on Birds 



85. PSALIDOPROCNE NITENS. 



Psalidoprocne nitens (Cass.) ; Sharpe, Hand-1. iii. p. 202 

 (1901) ; Reichenow, Vog. Afrikas, ii. p. 426 (1903). 



a. $ ad. Efulen, July 19, 1901. "Nguleyebe." 



b. <J juv. „ Jan. 8, 1903. ' ' Nguleyebe." 



The young bird is entirely sooty or brownish black, with- 

 out any gloss, as recorded also by Dr. Reichenow. 



86. Alseonax epulata. 



Alseonax epulata (Cass.) ; Reichenow, J. f. O. 1896, p. 20 ; 

 Sharpe, t. c. p. 207 (1901) ; Reichenow, Vog. Afrikas, ii. 

 p. 455 (1903). 



a. <$ ad. Benito River, French Congo, Feb. 5, 1901. 

 Feet and base of bill bright yellow. " Okutebeo." 



b. $ ad. 25 miles from Batanga, Dec. 5, 1901. 



c. cJ ad. Efulen, Dec. 30, 1901. 



d. ? ad. „ Dec. 17, 1902. "Okulebe." 



e. S juv. „ March 25, 1902. 



No. 402. ? pull. Efulen, March 26, 1904. 



No. 182, S ad. „ April 18, 1903. " Kula." 



Nos.202,210. S; 211. ? ad. Efulen, Oct. 15-20, 1904. 



No. 215. J ad. Efulen, Nov. 1, 1903. 



No. 421. ? ad. „ April 4, 1904. 



There is no difference in the colour of the male and 

 female, and the young bird is spotted with sandy buff after 

 the manner of Flycatchers. A specimen in the British 

 Museum from the river Muni (Du Chaillu) has the throat 

 entirely white, whereas in Mr. Bates's series the chin and 

 upper throat only are white and the rest of the throat grey. 

 Another specimen out of Du Chaillu's collection from Gaboon, 

 also co-typical, does not differ from the Camaroon series, 

 and the extra amount of white may be due to the preparation 

 of the Muni River specimen. 



87. Alseonax fantisiensis. 

 Alseonax fantisiensis Sharpe; id. 1. c. (1901). 

 Alseonax epulata fantisiensis Reichenow, t. c. p. 456 

 (1903). 



a. No. 177. ? ad. Efulen, June 9, 1903. " Kula." 



