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G. brachi/rltt/ncha, (Swains.,) also a West African species, of which several specimens 

 are in the Academy Museum, from Mr. DuChaillu's collection, but it differs not only 

 in having the upper plumage a darker and golden green, and the tail clear lustrous 

 black, bat the under wing coverts are pale buff or fawn color, without spots, instead 

 of nearly white and spotted with black, as in G. bracliyrhyncha. It is also larger 

 than that species. 



In colors and general appearance, this bird bears a greater resemblance to the 

 American woodpeckers of the genus Ghloronerpes, Swainson, especially to G. rubigi- 

 nosus, Swains., than any other African species with which I am acquainted. 



4. Chrtsopicus Maluerbei, Cassiu. 



Ghrpsopicus Malherbei, Cassin, Proc. Acad., Philada., 1863, p. 198. 



PLATE LI. Kg. 3. 



Resembling G. notatm, (Licht.,) and G. cetkiopicus, (Hemp, et Ehrenb.,) but much 

 smaller than the former and otherwise different from both. Head above from base 

 of bill to occiput, scarlet, back and upper wing coverts and rump, yellowish green, 

 lighter on the back, with numerous nearly circular and oblong spots of greenish 

 white, exposed surface of shorter quills yellowish olive green, tipped with yellowish 

 white, (but without transverse bands,) primaries dark brown, with small spots of 

 yellowish white on their outer webs, and with large spots of the same color on their 

 inner webs. Sides of head and neck and entire under parts of body pale yellowish 

 white, with nearly circular and oblong spots of black, larger on the breast and sides, 

 smaller on the middle of the abdomen and under tail coverts. Tail yellowish brown, 

 with the shafts and tips of the feathers yellow, obscure transverse bands of a darker 

 shade of brown on the outer feathers, under surface of tail, greenish yellow. Under 

 wing coverts pale yellowish white, with a few spots of black. Bill and feet dark 

 plumbeous. Male ? 



Total length about 6f inches, wing 3#, tail 2i inches. 



Hah. — Zanzibar. Specimen in Academy Museum, Philada. 



A single specimen of this species is from the Massena collection, and is labelled, 

 " Zanzibar " in the same hand-writing as some other specimens from the same locality. 

 In general appearance this bird resembles the much larger G. notatus, (Licht.,) Malh. 

 Mon., pi. 95, figs. 4, 5, 6, from which it differs, not only greatly in size, but in the 

 color of the upper parts of the body, and in having the clearly defined white circular 

 spots of the back and coverts as described above. From C, nubicus, (Gm„) Malh. 

 Mon. ; pi. 93, figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, this bird differs also in size and in the colors of the 

 upper parts. It appears to be smaller also than G. cethiopiaus, (Hempr. and Ehrenb.) 

 Mahl. Mon.. pi. 94, figs. 1, 2, 3. Rupp., Syst. Ueb,, pi. 36, but differs in the color 



