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Mr. G. L. Bates on the 
of Bitye. These strictly West Coast species obtained at 
Assobam are as follows :— 
Haplopelia plumbescens. 
Calopelia puella. 
Guttera plumifera. 
Francolinus sqnamatus. 
„ lathami. 
Astur toussenellii. 
Lophostrix letti. 
Turacus persa. 
Indicator conirostris. 
Verreauxia africana. 
Bendromus nivosus. 
Lophoceros hartlaubi. 
Ortholoplius albocristatus. 
Fraseria ocreata. 
„ cinerascens. 
Biapkoropkyia clialybea. 
Erythrocercus maccallii. 
Trochocercus nitens. 
Tckitrea rufo-cinerea. 
Chaunonotus sabinei. 
Malaconotus gabonensis. 
The new species discovered on this trip were Lobotus 
oriolinus and Peditorhynchus brevirostris . 
The birds mentioned in the following notes consist (1) of 
species not hitherto reported in the papers by Dr. Sharpe 
on my collections or in my own notes ; these number forty- 
one (in Parts 1. and II. together), and six of them were new ; 
they may be known by the absence of references to * The 
Ibis ’: (2) of species already reported, about which there 
seemed to be further facts worth noting. The character of 
the notes here given is very varied, and the term “ Field- 
notes ” is not applicable to all of them. Whether the obser¬ 
vations in the field will be found disappointing or not I 
cannot say. 
All my work has been done with constant help from the 
natives; but I have used the greatest caution in trusting to 
Malimbus rubricollis. 
Ploceus preussi. 
„ cucullatua. 
Estrilda atricapilla. 
Criniger chloronotus. 
Bleda notata. 
Phyllostrophus simplex. 
Andropadus serinus. 
Pycnonotu3 gabonensis. 
Anthreptes fraseri. 
Parmoptiia woodhousei. 
Euprinodes rufogularis. 
Macrosplienus concolor. 
Camaroptera chloronota. 
„ superciliaris. 
Neocossyplius poensis. 
Turdus saturatus. 
Alethe castanea. 
,, poliocepbala. 
Callene cyornitbopsis. 
