89 [Vol. xxi. 



Apalis goslingi, sp. n. 



Adult male. Similar to A. purphyrolcema, Reichcnow & 

 Neura., but smaller, and with the chin and throat whitish- 

 buft" instead of rufous ; tail-feathers conspicuously tipped 

 with white. Total length about 105 mm.; culmen 10; 

 wing 48 ; tail 44. 



Hah. R. Guruba, Welle Region; 17. v. 06. 



Obs. The type, which is evidently a fully adult bird, is 

 marked in my note-book as " breeding." 



MiRAFRA CHADENSIS, Sp. U. 



Adult male and female. Similar to M. cantillans, Blyth, 

 but very much paler ; feathers of the upperparts pale sandy 

 brown, with dark brown middles ; secondaries and wing- 

 coverts broadly edged with white, giving the whole wing a 

 hoary appearance ; throat pure white, the chest with small 

 angular spots of pale brown, but less numerous and not so 

 dark as in M. cantillans ; lower part of body pale creamy 

 white, not pale buff as in M. cantillans. 



^ . Culmen 10 mm. ; wing 79; tail 60. 

 ? . „ 10 mm. ; „ 75 ; „ 58. 



Hab. Kowa Baga, Lake Chad, 19-22. iv. 05. 



Obs. Examples of this new species have been compared 

 with examples of M. simplex, Heugl. { = M. cantillans), from 

 Arabia, in the British Museum. 



Dendromus herberti, sp. n. 



Adult male and female. Similar to D. efulenensis, Chubb 

 [cf. infra, p. 92), but differ in having the upper surface bright 

 green with scarcely any golden tinge ; chin, throat, and sides of 

 head hoary-white, streaked with brown, and contrasting with 

 the remainder of the underparts, the general tone of which 

 is greener than in D. efulenensis. Iris light hazel ; bill 

 blackish lead-colour ; legs and feet olive-green. 



<^ . Culmen 16 mm. ; wing 85 ; tail (worn) 50. 

 ?. „ 18 mm.; „ 86; tail 58. 



Hab. Ranging from the Ubanghi River to Unyoro. 



