THE BIRDS OF LIBERIA 709 
fledgling at Totokwelli on October 29. An adult taken at Kassata had fruit 
seeds in its stomach. 
The Liberian birds are probably referable to the subspecies grisescens Reich., 
type locality ‘“‘Oberguinea,” which differs from the Cameroon birds in its darker 
tone and less yellow belly. Oberholser places the bird in the genus Lurillus 
and records an immature male from Mount Coffee in the plumage described 
by Hartlaub as A. erythropterus. 
Ixonotus guttatus J. and E. Verreaux 
Ixonotus guttatus J. and E. Verreaux, Rev. et Mag. Zool., ser. 2, vol. 3, p. 306, 1851: Gaboon. 
Length 7 inches; above pale olive brown, the feathers of head scale-like, edged with darker ; 
rump feathers black, tipped with yellowish; white spot before eye, sides of head white-streaked; 
below white washed with yellow; four outer tail-feathers white, edged with yellow. Liberia to 
Loango. 
The only records are those of Biittikofer, of two from Schieffelinsville and 
two from Mt. Gallilee, taken in ‘‘brushwood.”’ He says the iris is white and the 
edges and basal half of lower mandible whitish. 
Bleda syndactyla (Swainson) 
Dasycephala syndactyla Swainson, Birds West Africa, vol. 1, p. 261, 1837: Sierra Leone. 
Length 8 inches; above, olive brown, the rump slightly redder; cheeks bordered below by a 
blackish stripe; tail reddish brown; below, yellow, sides olive green; iris red, feet gray. Senegambia 
to Loango. 
Biittikofer records several birds from Schieffelinsville, Hill Town, and Soforé 
Place, and Oberholser had a bird from Mount Coffee. According to the former 
it is a bird of dense undergrowth in virgin forest and a good singer. 
Bleda eximia (Hartlaub) 
Trichophorus eximius Hartlaub, Journ. f. Orn., vol. 3, pp. 356, 360, 1855: Dabocrom, Gold Coast. 
Length 8.5 inches; above olive green, head darker than back; cheeks with a blackish stripe; 
spot before eye pale yellow; below yellow; three outer tail-feathers with yellow tips. Sierra 
Leone to Gold Coast. 
Bittikofer again is the only authority for this species. He secured specimens 
at Schieffelinsville, Hill Town, and Soforé Place in high forest and the thickets 
of abandoned plantations. 
Bleda canicapilla (Hartlaub). Yellow-bellied Bulbul 
Trichophorus canicapillus Hartlaub, Journ. f. Orn., vol. 2, p. 25, 1854: Sierra Leone, Gambia. 
Size of a catbird, 9 inches; head blue-gray, back and tail olive; chin, throat, breast, belly, and 
under tail-coverts bright yellow, the sides of breast, and flanks and tibiae olive; three outer tail- 
feathers tipped with yellow; bill and feet pale blue-gray. Senegambia to Togo. 
This is a thicket dweller, frequenting the undergrowth of high forest or the 
dense jungles of swamps, and though probably more common than the few speci- 
mens taken might indicate, it is rarely seen, a shy and secretive bird. Biitti- 
kofer notes that it is a good singer, and secured several specimens. We secured 
an immature male on October 19 at Kolobanu, that was partly in juvenal dress, 
with the head, back, and upper breast chocolate brown. 
