from Efulen in Camaroon. 629 



102. Trochocercus nigromwratus. 



Trochocercus nigromitratu§ Reichen. ; Sharpe, Hand-1. 

 iii. p. 251 (1901) ; Reichenow, Vog. Afrikas, ii. p. 500 

 (1903). 



No. 114. (J. Efulen, April 2, 1903. [Wing 25, tail 

 2-75.] 



No. 407. ? . Efulen, March 29, 1904. [Wing 2*6, 

 tail 2-75.] 



The specimen identified as a male has whitish lores and 

 whitish tips to the chin-feathers, and therefore agrees with 

 Dr. Reichenow's description of the adult female, which a 

 young male would probably resemble. 



The two specimens which I identify as T. nigromitratus 

 are much lighter ashy below than T. nitens, which is more 

 slaty blue in appearance, and I believe those mentioned below 

 to be T. nitens ; but Mr. Bates will doubtless discover the 

 relation of these Flycatchers on his return to Africa. 



103. Trochocercus nitens. 



Trochocercus nitens Cass. ; Reichenow, J. f. O. 1896, 

 p. 21 ; Sharpe, 1. c. (19U1) ; Reichenow, Vog. Afrikas, ii. 

 p. 500 (1903). 



a. <$ ad. Efulen, Dec. 12, 1902. [Wing 2*5, tail 2'3.] 

 " Abelebe." 



No. 163. S [imm. ?] . Efulen, May 23, 1903. [Wing 24, 

 tail 2-3.] 



No. 408. S [imm. ?]. Efulen, Mar. 29, 1904. [Wing 2*4, 

 tail 2-5.] 



No. 84. ? [ad. ?]. River Ja, Feb. 1903. [Wing 2-4, tail 

 2-3.] " Kula." 



I am by no means sure that the three slaty-blue birds 

 supposed by me to be the young of T. nitens really belong 

 to that species. The adult male has a distinct gloss on the 

 back and on the black throat ; it is light bluish grey on 

 the rest of the under surface, whereas the other three speci- 

 mens are slaty blue and have no black on the throat. 



Dr. Reichenow mentions in his work that specimens 

 from Fanti and Togo appear to differ from those from 



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