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5. Trochocercus, sp. ? 



? Trochocercus nitens, Cass. Pr. Philad. Acad. 1859, p. 50 ; Sharpe, 

 Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iv. p. 300. 



? Terpsiplwne nigromitrata, Reichen. J. f. O. 1874, p. 110 ; 1875, 

 p. 24, Cameroons. 



c? , September, 7000 ft. 



The poor condition of this specimen prevents me from confidently 

 determining what name really belongs to it. It is in all probability 

 T. nigroviitratus, which was found in the Cameroons, and which title 

 Mr. Sharpe refers to T. nitens, Cass. 



The following is a description of Mr. Johnston's specimen : — 



There is no gloss on the plumage. Upper half of the head black 

 and but slightly crested, neck and back dusky slate-colour ; wings 

 and tail black, with scarcely any signs of grey edging to the feathers. 

 Sides of the head and upper throat dusky grey, nearly black ; lower 

 crop, throat, and flanks slate-colour; remainder of the under surface 

 of the body white, shading into rufous buff on the under tail-coverts ; 

 thighs brownish slate-colour. Bill black ; legs dark brown. Total 

 length 4*8 inches, culmen 0'4, wing 2*45, tail 2-7, tarsus 0'65. 



6. Laniarius atroflavus, sp. n. (Plate XIII.) 



c? , October, 7300 ft. — Upper parts glossy black ; feathers of the 

 lower back fluffy, and some of them vyith a large rounded white sub- 

 terminal spot more or less hidden by the overlying black feathers ; 

 the last feathers of the rump with broad huffish ends, forming a 

 band at the base of the tail. Underparts deep yellow, paler on the 

 upper half of the throat and chin, changing into rufous buff 

 between the thighs and on the under tail-coverts ; outside of the 

 thighs black ; axillaries yellow, under wing-coverts black. Bill and 

 legs black. Total length 7 inches, culmen 0-7, wing 3-3, tail 3-2, 

 tarsus r2. 



$, October, 7300 ft. — Differs only from the male in the flanks 

 being dusky black. Total length 6-7 inches, culmen O'S, wing 3-2, 

 tail 3-1, tarsus 1-2. 



This species is, I think, nearest to L. sublacteus (Cass.), which 

 chiefly differs in having the entire underparts white. 



7. Xenocichla tephrol^ma (Gray). 



Trichophorus tephrolcEmus, Gray, Ann. Nat. Hist. 1862, x. p. 444. 



Xenocichla tephrolcema, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iv. p. 98. 



2, September, 7000 ft. ; $, October, 7000 ft. 



The type specimen was killed by Capt. R. Burton in the Cameroons 

 Mountain at 7000 ft., so that the species would appear to be very 

 local. 



8. Callene ISABELLA (Gray). 



Cossypha isabellce, Gray, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1862, x. 

 p. 443. 



Callene isabellce, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. vii. p. 17. 

 S, September, 7000 ft. ; 6 . October, 7000 ft. 



