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confluent longitudinal band, not streaks as in JY. afer, though they are of the same 

 deep chestnut-colour ; in N. minor they are light reddish-chestnut. It is, of course, 

 quite possible that the birds from S.E. Euwenzori may prove to be a distinct form, 

 but until males from Cameroon are available for comparison this question cannot be 

 settled. Birds of this genus appear to be rare and local, and are comparatively seldom 

 procured. Hitherto Mr. Bates has not sent home a single specimen from West Africa. 



The vs'ing-measurement in four adult males from S.E. Ruwenzori varies from 3'15 to 

 3-25 inches; in two adult females it measures 3'15 and 3-35 inches respectively. 

 Three young birds (a male and two females) differ from the adult female in having the 

 greater wing-coverts tipped with pale whitish-buff and the throat slightly streaked 

 with blackish. In the youngest specimen (a male) the under tail-coverts are buff with 

 a few black cross-bars, while the white feathers down the middle of the back have a 

 black subterminal bar. 



Two quite young specimens from Toro have been regarded by Mr. Jackson as adult 

 specimens of N. nigritem])oralis Reich., but they are really referable to the present 

 form, which belongs to the group with the white eyebrow-stripe. 



[This Bush-Shrike is not uncommon throughout the acacia-country around the south 

 end of Ruwenzori and in the Semliki Valley. — B. S. W.'] 



Telepiionus emini Reichenow. 



Pomatorhynchus australis emini Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 547 (1903). 

 a. S . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 6000 ft., 29th Dec. [No. 3060. E. B. W.] 

 b-d.2. „ „ „ 5th-20thJan. [Nos. 1114. Z*. 6\ ; 



2059, 2100. G. L.] 



e. d . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 5000 ft., 27th March. [No. 2252. G. i.] 

 /. ? . „ „ „ 4th April. [No. 2270. G. Z.] 



d. 

 g,li. S . Mokia, S.E. Ruwenzori, 3400 ft., 14th & 31st May. [Nos. S24:,4:00.B.E.Il.] 



Adult male and female. Iris hazel, dark brown, purple-brown, or slate; bill black ; 

 feet slate-colour. 



[Emin's Bush-Shrike was not uncommon along the lower slopes of Ruwenzori and on 

 the plains below : a few were seen up to an elevation of 6000 feet. The species was 

 breeding at the end of December. — B. B. W.] 



Telephonus ektthroptekus Shaw. (Plate XIX. figs. 21 & 23, eggs.) 



Pomatorhynchus senegalus Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 547 (1903); Jackson, Ibis, 1906, p. 552 [Toro]. 



a,h. 6 $ . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 5000 ft., 27th March. [Nos. 1422. D. C. ; 

 2253. G. L.'] 



c. 6 . South Ruwenzori, 3000 ft., 24th April. [No. 232. B. E. I).] 

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