328 DR. H. DOHRN ON THE BIRDS OF PRINCE'S ISLAND. [Julie 12, 



11. Lamprocolius ignitus, Nordm. 



The female is about 2 or 3 inches smaller than the male, and a 

 little less brilliant in colour. The metallic lustre in the plumage of 

 the young bird begins at the tips of the feathers on the back, the breast 

 and abdomen being greyish brown ; the upper side being nearly 

 finished, the feathers of the throat and the breast begin to change, 

 but not in the same way as those of the back. These feathers change 

 from the base up to the tip. 



These birds live in high trees, and are very common in the high 

 parts of the interior, where they are seldom disturbed. They are 

 said to hatch in January and February, which I suppose to be true, 

 judging from the development of young birds which I got. 



12. Lamprocolius splendidus, Vieill. 



Very rare, in the same localities with the last species. 



13. Buserinus rufilatus, Hard., n. sp. 



Supra in fundo fulvo-rufescente, longitudinaliter fusco varius ; 

 capitis maculis minoribus ; uropygio et supracaudatibus vix 

 macidatis ; remigibus et rectricibus fuscis, it/is dorsi colore 

 limbatis : subtus lectins fulvo-rufescens, pectore indistincte ma- 

 culato ; subalai-ibus et subcaudalibus co?ico/oribus ; pedibus et 

 rostro brunnescentibus, mandibula pallidiore ; iride brunnea. 



Foem. vix diversa, minus nitide tincta. 



Long.0-14, rostr. a fr. 0-014, alse 0-08, caudfe 0-038, tars. 0016 m. 



I found a few specimens of this rare bird in a very restricted loca- 

 lity of the large western bay, living in bushy uncultivated places. 

 The wings cover half the tail. They are very nice singers. 



14. Nigrita bicolor, Hartl. 



Uncommon. The iris is red. My female specimens do not quite 

 agree with Dr. Hartlaub's description, the throat, breast, and abdo- 

 men being slightly brown, and not whitish. I suppose that Dr. 

 Hartlaub has been misled by a young specimen ; at least one of 

 those I collected, which begins to change its plumage, exhibits, be- 

 sides chestnut-brown feathers on the breast, many which are greyish 

 white. 



15. Symplectes princeps, Bonap. 



Adult males are olivaceous on the back, with some darker spots ; 

 the head is brownish orange, less dark at the sides, with a yellow 

 ring round the eyes ; throat, breast, and abdomen light orange ; 

 the feathers of the wing blackish, bordered with yellow, those of the 

 tail olivaceous, with a straight yellow border ; the bill is black ; the 

 feet light brown. 



Adult females differ in the olivaceous colour of the head and the 

 yellow colour of the throat and breast ; their abdomen is dirty white, 

 and their bill of the colour of the feet. The iris of both sexes is 

 yellow. 



