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Obs. This is no doubt the same species as the bird from 

 Kavirondo mentioned by Reichenow, Vog. Afrikas, ii. p. 88. 



Mesopicus ruwenzori, n. sp. 

 Similis M. spodocephalo et rostro toto nigro, sed saturation 

 corpore subtus et facie laterali sordide schistaceis, illo 

 vix olivaceo lavata, plaga abdominali rubra fere ob- 

 solete ; remigibus intus late nigro transfasciatis, fasciis 

 maculiformibus albis sequalibus distinguendus. Long, 

 tot. 73 poll., culm, l'l, alse 4*6, caudae 2'5, tarsi 0*8. 

 Hab. Ruwenzori, Feb. 24, 1902. 



Cryptospiza jacksoni, n. sp. 

 ($ . Supra saturate coccinea, pileo et facie laterali dorso 

 concoloribus ; occipite et collo po3tico, cum gastrseo toto 

 saturate plumbeo-schistaceis ; remigibus et rectricibus 

 nigris ; hypochondriis coccineis : rostro nigro ; pedibus 

 sepiariis ; iride brunnea. Long. tot. 4*8 poll., culm. 

 0*45, alae 2'3, caudae 1*75, tarsi 9. 

 Hab. Ruwenzori, Feb. 10, 1902. 



Obs. The leaden-grey under surface at once distinguishes 

 this species from all the other Cryptospiza. 



Cryptospiza ocularis, n, sp. 



$ . Similis C. reichenovi £ , sed pileo et gastrseo toto olivaceo- 



brunneis, minime viridibus, gula pallidiore distinguenda : 



rostro nigro ; pedibus sepiariis ; iride brunnea. Long. 



tot. 4'1 poll., culm. 0*45, alse 2'0, caudae 1*35, tarsi 065. 



Hab. Ruwenzori, Feb. 10, 1902. 



NECTARINIA BARAKS, n. Sp. 



J 1 . Praicipue N. tacazzce affinis, sed valde di versa. Supra 

 metallice purpurascenti-cuprea ; pileo undique metallice 

 lilacino ; collo postico metallice viridi ; alis dorso con- 

 coloribus ; gutture imo et colli lateribus metallice 

 seneis ; corpore reliquo subtus metallice violaceo- 

 chalybeo nitente, prsepectore nitide viridi distinguenda. 

 Long. tot. 8 - l poll., culm. 0"9, alas 2*6, caudae 4'9, 

 tarsi 0-7. 

 Hab. Ruwenzori, Feb. 14, 1902. 



CoSSYPHA GRISEISTRIATA, 11. Sp. 



$ . C. leucostictm affinis et tectricibus alarum albo ter- 

 minals, sed subcaudalibus rufescentibus et cauda 



