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INIr. G. L. Bates on the 



of Bitye. These strictly West Coast species obtained at 

 Assobam are as follows : — 



Haplopelia plumbescens. 

 Calopelia puella. 

 G Litt era pluinif era. 

 Fraucoliuus sqnamatus. 



„ lathaiui. 



Astiir toussenellii. 

 Lopliostrix letti. 

 Turacus porsa. 

 Indicator coniroslris. 

 Verreauxia africaua. 

 Deiidromus nivosns. 

 Lophoceros liartlaubi. 

 Ortboloplius albocristatus. 

 Fraseria ocreata. 



„ cinerascens. 

 l)iaplioroplijia clialybea. 

 Erythrocercus maccallii. 

 Trocbocercus uitens. 

 Tcliitrea rufo-cinerea. 

 Cbaimouotus sabiiiei, 

 Malaconotiis gabonensis. 



MaHmbus rubricollis. 

 I'loceus preussi. 



,, CLicullatus. 

 Estrikla atricapilla. 

 Criniger cblorouotus. 

 Bleda iiotata. 

 Pbyllostrophiis simplex. 

 Andropadus serinus. 

 Pycuonotus gabonensis. 

 AntLre])tes fraseri. 

 rarmoptila woodbousei. 

 Euprinodes rufogiUaris. 

 Macrospbenus concolor. 

 Camaroplera cbloronota. 



„ superciliaris. 



Neocossypbus poensis. 

 Tardus saturatus. 

 Aletbe castanea. 



,, poliocepbaLa. 

 Callene cyornitliopsis. 



The new species discovered on this trip were Lobotus 

 oriolhms and PedilorhyncJius hrevirostris. 



The birds mentioned in the following notes consist (1) of 

 species not hitherto reported in the papers by Dr. Sharpe 

 on my collections or in my own notes ; these number forty- 

 one (in Parts 1. and II. together), and six of them were new ; 

 they may be known by the absence of references to ' The 

 Ibis ' : (2) of species alread}'- reported, abont which there 

 seemed to be further facts worth noting. The character of 

 the notes here given is very varied, and the term " Field- 

 notes '^ is not applicable to all of them. Whether the obser- 

 vations in the field will be found disappointing or not I 

 cannot say. 



All my work has been done with constant help from the 

 natives ; but I have used the greatest caution in trusting to 



