73 [Vol. xiv. 



Type in Mus. Rothschild, Tring : g ad. Golungo Alto, 

 North Angola, 9. i. 1904. No. 13. Dr. W. J. Ansorge Coll. 



Hab. Golungo Alto, North Angola. One pair shot, 

 9. i. 1904. 



The genus Parrnoptila is well distinguished from Pholidornis 

 by its shorter first primary and thicker, less ridged bill. 



Captain Shelley's genus Rhodornis is evidently more nearly 

 allied to Parrnoptila than to Pholidornis, and it will be best 

 to follow Dr. Sharpe in uniting it with the former. The 

 specimens of Parrnoptila woodhousei from Cameroons, of 

 which P. ansorgei might only be considered a subspecies, 

 have the upperside rufous chocolate-brown, the throat deeper 

 cinnamon-rufous, and the markings of the underside darker. 

 I am inclined to think that the Cameroons birds cannot be 

 the true P. woodhousei, which is said to have the abdomen 

 white with blackish spots, a greenish tinge on the back, and 

 other peculiarities not noticeable in the Cameroons bird. 



Smithornis capensis albigularis, n. subsp. 



Differs from S. capensis capensis in having narrower black 

 shaft-stripes on the underside and a slightly narrower bill. 

 The wing also seems to be generally a few mm. shorter. The 

 white on the throat is more extended. 



Hab. Canhoca, North Angola. 



Type: <$ , 23. xi. 1903. No. 1232. A series collected by 

 Dr. W. J. Ansorge. 



Chloropeta natalensis major, n. subsp. 



Much larger than C. natalensis natalensis ; underside 

 brighter, of a beautiful golden yellow, the crown hardly 

 darker than the back ; a very distinct superciliary line from 

 lores to about 5 or 6 mm. beyond the eye. Wing, £ 68, 

 $ 63 mm. 



Hab. Canhoca and Pungo Andongo in Northern Angola. 



Type: no. 1545, Canhoca, 23. xii. 1903. Dr. W. J. Ansorge 

 Coll. 



HlRUNDO ALBIGULARIS MICROPTERA, U. Subsp. 



Exactly like H. albigularis albigularis but smaller, the 

 wing being 5 to 10 mm. (generally about 8 to 10mm.) shorter. 



