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Dr. Bowdler Sharpe described four new species of birds 

 from the Camaroons, as follows : — 



Bathmocercus fuscipennis, n. sp. 

 c? . Similis B. rufo et B. jacksoni, sed rectricibus externis 

 omnino fusco-brunneis, alis fusco-brunneis, plumis 

 singulis rufo vix fimbriatis et remigibus intus minime 

 rufo marginatis distinguendus. Long. tot. circa 5*0 poll.j. 

 culm. 0'65, alse 2*0, caudse 1*8, tarsi 1*0. 



Hab. Efulen, Dec. 15, 1902 (G. L. Bates). 



Bleda batesi, n. sp. 

 Similis B. indicatoridi, sed rectricibns tribus externis albis, 



minime fasco maculatim terminatis distinguenda. 



Long. tot. circa 7*8 poll., culm. 0*75, alee 39, caudse 29, 



tarsi 0*8. 

 Hab. Efulen ((?. L. Bates). 



Stiphornis xanthogaster, n. sp. 

 Ad. etjuv. Similis S. gabonensi, Sharpe, sed abdomine flaves- 



cente distinguenda. Long. tot. 4'8 poll., culm. 065, alaj 



2*6, caudse 1*45, tarsi 0'9. 

 Hab. River Ja, Feb. 1903 {G. L. Bates). 



Scoptelus brunneiceps, n. sp. 

 Similis S. castaneicipiti, sed minor, et capite gulaque um- 

 brinis distinguendus. Long. tot. circa 9'0 poll., culm. 

 1*0, alae 3*6, caudse 4*5, tarsi - 75. 

 Hab. Efulen, March 5, 1902 (G. L. Bates). 



Dr. Sharpe also described a new species of Ouzel from 

 Ruwenzori as 



Merula baraka, n. sp. 

 $ . Similis M. elgonensi, sed saturatior, gutture et prse- 

 pectore griseis clare olivaceo adumbratis, et corpore 

 reliquo subtus saturate cinnamomeo fere castaneo dis- 

 tinguenda. Long. tot. 8°8 poll., culm. 0'9, alse 4*7, 

 caudee 3"45, tarsi 1'35. 



Hab. Ruwenzori, Feb. 23, 1902 (F. J. Jackson Coll.). 



Mr. J. I. S. Whitaker drew attention to the differences 

 between Cisticola cisticola and specimens from Algeria and 



