612 mr. r. b. sharpe on the birds of cameroons. [june 20, 



48. Hyphantornis textor. 



Hyphantornis textor (Gm.); Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 59. 

 One specimen, from the Cameroons Mountains. 



49. Hyphantornis aurantia. 



Hyphantornis aurantia (V.) ; Hart. Orn. W. Afr. p. 121. 



"Bonny, November 21st, 1870." 



I obtained a short time back two specimens of this Weaver bird 

 from Mr. Higgins, out of an old collection of Du Chaillu's. The 

 bird now sent by Mr. Crossley exactly agrees with these Gaboon 

 examples, and they are certainly referable to the Malimbus aurantius 

 of Vieillot (Ois. Chant, pi. 44). But, although these two specimens 

 of Du Chaillu's must have passed through the hands of the late 

 Mr. Cassin in America before they arrived in this country, I am 

 unable to find the species mentioned in any of his lists of Gaboon 

 birds, and I think he may have considered it to be the female of 

 H. gruyi. I have the hen of this latter bird in my collection ; and 

 it is certainly quite distinct from the species now under con- 

 sideration. 



50. Hyphantornis flavigula. 



Hyphantornis grayi, Verr. ; Hartl. Orn. W. Afr. p. 122. 



" Cameroons Mountains," 



Agrees with a female specimen in my collection from the River 

 Volta, but it is more greenish and not so richly coloured. 



51. Malimbus nitens. 



Malimbus nitens (Gray) ; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 60. 

 "Cameroons Mountains, January 21st and February 2nd, 1871. 

 Iris red." 



52. Malimbus cristatus. 



Malimbus cristatus (V.) ; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 60. 

 "Cameroons Mountains, February 7th and 23rd, 1871." 



53. Malimbus scutatus. 



Malimbus scutatus (Cass.) ; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 60. 

 "Cameroons Mountains, January 31st and February 9th, 1871." 



J4. Malimbus nigerrimus. 



Malimbus nigerrimus (V.) ; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 60. 

 " Cameroons Mountains, January 20th and 21st, and February 

 4th, 1871. 



55. NlGRITA LUTEIFRONS. 



Nigrita luteifrons, Verr. ; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 61. 



"Cameroons Mountains." 

 One adult bird. 



