580 CAPT. G. E. SHELLKY ON [May 3, 



two males and a female from the Gold Coast, and a male from the 

 Congo, of T. minutus, the black on the scapulars is strongly marked 

 as in the type specimen. This species ranges from Lamo to the 

 Quanza, in Angola. 



85. Dryoscopus sublacteus. 



Laniarius sublacteus (Cassin), Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. 

 p. 347. 



Dryoscopus sublacteus, Fischer, J. f. O. 1877, p. 207; Fischer & 

 Reichenow, J. f. O. 1878, p. 259; Fischer, tom. cit. p. 274; id. 

 J. f. O. 1879, pp. 277, 303 ; Fischer & Reichenow, torn. cit. p. 346 ; 

 Fischer, J. f. O. 1880, p. 189. 



Malaconotus sublacteus, Cab. J. f. O. 1878, p. 224. 



Lamo ; Melinda ; Pangani. 



I only know of this species from the Zanzibar coast and the 

 Gaboon. Cassin' s type was procured in the latter locality. 



86. Dryoscopus cubla. 



Laniarius cubla (Shaw), Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 345. 



Dryoscopus cubla, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 714; Cab. J. f. O. 

 1878, p. 224. 



Lamo ; Melinda ; Pangani ; Usambara hills. 



Two adult males, compared with Natal specimens, agree perfectly ; 

 while two adult females have rather less white on the margins of the 

 wing-feathers than any of my South-African specimens. 



This species ranges throughout South Africa, aud extends north- 

 ward, on the east coast, to Lamo. 



87. Dryoscopus affinis. 



Laniarius affinis, G. R. Gray, Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. 

 p. 348. 



Laniarius salimce, Finsch & Hartl. tom. cit. p. 349, pi. 5, fig. 3. 



Laniarius orientalis, Finsch & Hartl. tom. cit. p. 351, pi. 5. fig. 2. 



Dryoscopus salimce, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 714 ; Cab. J. f. O. 

 1878, p. 224 ; Fischer & Reichenow, tom. cit. p. 258 ; Fischer, tom. 

 cit. p. 274; id. J. f. O. 1879, p. 303. 



Dryoscopus affinis, Fischer, J. f. O. 1877, p. 207; Nicholson, 

 P. Z. S. 1878, p. 357 ; Fischer & Reichenow, J. f. O. 1878, p. 258 ; 

 Fischer, tom. cit. p. 274 ; Gurney, Ibis, 1881, p. 127. 



Lamo; Melinda; Pangani; Usambara mountains; Dar-es-Salaam. 



In seven males I find a perfect gradation between typical D. affinis 

 and typical D. salimce ; and there can be no doubt that B. orientalis 

 is nothing but the female. This species ranges from Lamo to Dar- 

 es-Salaam, and crosses the continent to the Gaboon. 



88. Laniarius sulphureipectus. 



Laniarius sulfur eipectus (Less.), Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. 

 p. 356; Fischer & Reichenow, J. f. O. 18/9, p. 346. 

 Melinda. 

 This species ranges throughout Africa south of about 15° N. lat. 



