NO. 1182. BIRDS COLLECTED IN LIBERIA— OBEEHOLSEB. 31 



(Strickland), StelgidiUas gracilirostris liheriensis (Reichenow), JStelgi- 

 dillas gracilis (Cabanis). 



STELGIDILLAS GRACILIROSTRIS LIBERIENSIS (Reichenow). 



Andropadus gracilirostris liheriensis Reichenow, Novit. ZooL. II, 1895, p. 160. 



One specimen, April 1, with molt not yet entirely completed. It 



agrees perfectly with Dr. Eeichenow's description of liheriensis which 



seems to be a sufficiently well characterized, subspecies of StelgidiUas 



gracilirostris. 



The measurements of this example are: Length, 199 mm.j extent, 

 262 mm. "Bill black, lower mandible slightly paler beneath; feet 

 black; iris crimson." 



BLEDA SYNDACTYLA (Swainson). 



Dasycephala sytulactyla Swainson, Birds W. Af., I, 1837, p. 261. 

 Bleda syndactyla Eichmond, Auk, XVI, April, 1899, p. 183. 



One adult male, apparently typical. Length, 251 mm.; extent, 



330.5 mm.; "iris deep red." 



EURILLAS VIRENS (Cassin). 



Andropadus virens Cassin, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1857, p. 34. 

 Eurillas virens Oberholser, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXII, 1899, p. 15. 



One specimen, taken April 1, an immature male, in the plumage 

 described by Dr. Hartlaub as Andropadus erythropterus. "Bill black, 

 lighter apically ; feet light horn brown." 



PYCNONOTUS BARBATUS (Desfontaine), 



Tardus hai'hatus Desfontaine, Mem. Acad. Roy. de Sciences, p. 500, pi. xiii. 

 Pycnonotus iarbatus Gray, Haud-list Birds, I, 1869, ]5. 268. 



Two si)ecimens, taken February 12 and April 28, respectively. Both 

 are in worn breeding plumage; and the latter has apparently just 

 begun to molt. One of them has an appreciable wash of yellow on the 

 lower tail-coverts. "Bill and feet black; iris reddish brown. The 

 English-speaking Liberians know this species as the "Pepper bird;" 

 in the Golah dialect it is called " Bweh-lay." 



Family MUSCICAPID^. 



TCHITREA NIGRICEPS Hartlaub. 



Tchitrea niprice2)s Hartlaub, Journ. f. Orn., 1855, pp. 355, 361 (ex Temminck 



manuscript). 

 Terpsiphone nigriceps Sharpe, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1874, p. 306. 



Two adult specimens, male and female. The former is a very hand- 

 some bird in perfect plumage; the latter agrees with Dr. Sharpe's 

 description of the supposed female,^ being very much duller colored. 

 The upper parts, excepting, of course, the head, are considerably darker 



Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., IV, 1879, p. 360. 



