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species having been obtained in Gaboon, and he also con- 

 sidered the bird to be found only on Prince's Island. 



14. "^Cnphopterus dohrni. 



Cuphopterus dohrni Hartlaub^ P. Z. S. 1866, p. 326, 

 pi. xxxiv. ; Salvadori, Orn. Golfo d. Guinea, i. 1903, p. 4 ; 

 Bocage, Jorn. Sci. Lisboa, 1903, p. 48. 



a-c. $ ? ad. 28.ii.09. 



d-e. $ ? ad. 4.iii.09. 



/. ? ad. 5.iii.09. 



g. ? ad. 19.iii.09. 



Alexander obtained a series of beautiful skins of this 

 Wood-Shrike, but he unfortunately has no field-notes 

 referring to this bird. Dohrn, who was the original dis- 

 coverer of this species, notes that ^' Tliey build tlieir nests 

 in the beginning of June among bushes, about four to eight 

 feet above the ground .... about 4 inches in diameter and 

 2'75 inches deep. The female lays two eggs, dirty white, 

 spotted with brown. The song is like that of Sylvia cinerea 

 but louder and somewhat sharper." 



The sexes are alike. 



Cuphopterus dohrni is also said to occur in Gaboon, but 

 there seems to be considerable doubt whether this is 

 actually the case. In the British Museum there is an adult 

 bird (ex Verreaux Collection) labelled " Af rique occideutale 

 (Gabon) ." Another example iu the British Museum which 

 is apparently referable to this species, is a very badly 

 preserved skin said to have been obtained at Eloby, Gaboon 

 (ex coll. H. Ansell). 



Personally I suspect that C. dohrni will be found to 

 inhabit Prince's Island only. 



15. Turdus xanthorhynchus f- 



Turdus xanthorhynchus Salvadori, Boll. Mus. Torino, 

 No. 414, 1901, p. 2 ; Orn. Golfo d. Guinea, i. 1903, p. 6; 

 Bocage, Jorn. Sci. Lisboa, 1903, p. 48. 



Tliis Thrush is evidently very uncommon on Priuce's 



t I have not liad an opportunity of examining a specimen of this new 

 TLruoli. 



