1871.] MR. R. B. SHARPE ON THE BIRDS OF CAMEROONS. 607 



A beautiful specimen, killed on the 10th of February, 1871. This 

 is identical with the true T. purpuratus of Gaboon, and is not 

 T. goffini, which takes its place on the Gold Coast. 



Fara. Picid^:. 



20. Campethera nivosa. 



Campethera nivosa (Sw.) ; Sharpe, Cat. Mr. B. p. 17. 

 "Cameroons Mountains, February 4th, 1871." 

 One female sent, identical with examples in my collection from 

 Fantee. 



Order PASSERES. 



Fam. TimaltidjE. 



21. Alethe castanea. 



Alethe castanea, Cass. Proc. Philad. Acad. 1859, p. 43. 



"Cameroons Mouutains, February 1st, 1871, and February 20th, 

 1871." 



The two specimens sent by Mr. Crossley are an adult and a young 

 bird of this species. Compared with a bird from Gaboon in my 

 collection, obtained by Du Chaillu, Mr. Crossley's older specimen 

 is rather larger, but is apparently a little more adult. 



The species of Alethe may be characterized as follows : — 



Clavis specierum generis Alethes. 



a. capite sunimo late castaneo. 



a', cauda brunnea unicolori 1 . castanea, Cass. 



b'. rectricibus exterioribus adapicem albis 2. maculicauda, HartL 



''. capite cinerascente 3. castanonota, Sharpe. 



Fam. Turdid^e. 



22. Turdus crossleyi, sp. hot. (Plate XLVII.) 



T. supra olivaceo-brunneus, aurato lavatus, pileo uropygioque con- 

 spicue tinctis : collo postico et corpore subtus late aurantiacis : 

 abdomine medio et imo cum crisso pure albis : mento, genis et 

 regione auriculari antica nigricantibus : tectricibus alarum saturate 

 brunneis, minimis aurato lavatis, majoribus conspicue albo termi- 

 nals, fasciam duplicem alarem formantibus : rectricibus brunneis 

 extus aurato lavatis, versus basin albis : cauda saturate brunnea 

 vix aurato nitente : rostro nigro ; pedibus pallide flavidis : long, 

 tot. 8'5,culm. 0"9, alte '6,caudce 2'9, tarsi 1"2. 



Head golden brown, tinged with orange on the hinder part ; a 

 little line of feathers on each side of the forehead, at the base of the 

 bill, orange ; lores, fore part of the cheeks, and ear-coverts blackish ; 

 sides of the neck, and a collar encircling the same, orange ; back 

 golden brown ; least wing- coverts blackish, strongly washed with 

 golden brown ; rest of the wing-coverts blackish brown, conspicuously 



