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Museum of Count v. Berlepsch, and I convinced myself that 

 C. funebris is nothing but the young of C. colonus. The 

 Count possesses one specimen in the exact plumage described 

 by me (Bull. B. O. C. xiv. no. cv. p. 61, 1904) ; but on the 

 rump there is a white feather to be seen ! Hence there 

 cannot be the slightest doubt that the name C. funebris 

 must be suppressed." 



Dr. Ernst Hartert exhibited examples of three new 

 African birds, which he described as follows : — 



DlAPHOROPHYIA ANSORGEI, n. Sp. 



¥ ad. Diaphorophyia supra olivaceo-grisea ; gutture, jugulo 

 pectoreque rufo-castaneis ; abdomine toto et mento laste 

 flavis. 



Upperside grey, washed with olive-green. Wings slate- 

 grey ; outer edges of quills like the back, inner webs 

 yellowish-white, secondaries narrowly tipped with white. A 

 narrow line across the forehead and extending to the eyes 

 pale yellow. Rectrices dark slate-grey, with a greenish 

 metallic gloss. Chin yellow, whole throat and breast rufous- 

 chestnut, entire abdomen and under tail-coverts bright 

 yellow. "Iris dark bi'own, with the inner edge bright 

 yellow. Feet of the palest pink flesh-colour. Bill black. 

 Broad fleshy circle around each eye bright emerald-green/^ 

 Wing 55*5, tail 26'5, tarsus about 15 (damaged by shot), 

 culmen 14 mm. 



Hab. Cabe9a de Ladroes in Benguella, 29. vii. 1904, col- 

 lected by Dr. W. J. Ansorge. Type, no. 467, in Mus. Tring. 



A single female of this very remarkable little Flycatcher 

 was obtained. It is named in honour of Dr. Ansorge, who 

 made in Angola extensive and valuable collections, which 

 are now in the Tring Museum. 



Anthoscopus ansorgei, n. sp. 



$ ad. Anthoscopus fronte usque ad oculos flava, plus minusve 

 fusco punctulata ; notseo reliquo flavescenti-viridi ; 

 gastrseo toto sordide albicante. 

 The whole forehead as far as the hinder margin of 



the eyes sulphur-yellow, more or less spotted with blackish- 



