Birds of Gambia. 73 



The Senegal Turtle is a rather smaller and slimmer Ihrd 

 than the Eingneck Dove and resembles more or less a bi-ight 

 coloured edition of the European Turtle Dove. Above, the plumage 

 is greyish pink washed in places with chestnut, the flights are dull 

 brown, coverts rufous internally, grey externally. Upper tail -co verts 

 dark grey; in the tail the two centra) feathers are very dark grey, 

 almosl. black, the others tipped with white; below, the white is inore 

 extensive. The chin, throat, and upper breast are vinous, round 

 the sides and front of the neck is a collar of bifid black feathers 

 tipped with reddish-mauve; the lower breast and sides arc slaty-blue 

 fading into white on the belly and under tail-coverts. The eyelids 

 arc bluish, the irides brown. Bill dark slate tinged with purplish, 

 legs t'cull red. Length 10! inches. In the young the colours are 

 paler and the markings less distinct, the greater part of the plumage 

 being more or less washed with pale brown. 



To he continued. 



Breeding White-eared and Red-wliiskered Bul- 

 buls, Shama, and Pekin Robin. 



By Mks. a. Mahon. 



(Contiimcd from p. .51j. 



The Eed-whiskeked Bulbul (Otocompsa jocosa) : This 

 interesting species is equally well known as the Red -eared 

 Bulljul, and like the White -ear, makes a delightful pet, be- 

 coming absolutely tame and fearless. The plumage is brown 

 above and white below; the head and crest are black; the 

 ear-coverts are white, with a narrow border beneath of blade; 

 a tuft of silky hair -like feathers lie over the ears. Tlie inner 

 webs of most of the quill and tail feathers are white. The 

 sexes are very much alike, but the cock is slightly larger and 

 slimmer than his mate, his bill is much more powerful than 

 that of the hen. 



First, I must give an account of my success in l^reeding 

 this species, not unique, as our members, Mr. W. E. Tesche- 

 maker and Dr. Amsler both reared young birds last sea;-;on. 

 The details are so similar to those of the White-ear, that there 

 is but little to relate. 



They were the first to commence nesting operations 

 and also the first to rear their young, for the White -ears failed 

 with their first nest. They were fed exactly as leucotis, and 



