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or shrub, and the only bird that I could discover was this 

 little Shrike ; and I fancy I am not in error as to its being 

 the call to the female. 



115. CoRViNELLA coRviNA (Shaw) : Sharpe, p. 51. 



I never but once met with this bird on the open plains in 

 the neighbourhood of Accra ; it was perched on a small tree 

 in the open, and appeared to be preying on some large insects 

 which were tbickly scattered about the grass. 



I merely wounded it in my attempt to kill it ; and I had 

 great difl&culty in finding the specimen, as it bad crouched 

 under a tuft of withered grass, much of its own colour. It 

 made a desperate resistance when I attempted to handle it, 

 and bit and scratched with great energy, screaming loudly 

 and defiantly the while. The native who was with me said 

 that it was not very common. 



116. Lanicterus xanthornithoides. Less. : Sharpe, p. 52. 

 This rather shy bird is to be obtained in most parts of 



Fantee. I never observed more than two together. 



I am much inclined to believe that the red-shouldered bird 

 {L. phoeniceus) is the immature or young bird of this species ; 

 and the close resemblance of the females would tend to con- 

 firm this supposition. 



117. Campephaga AZUREA, Cass. : Sharpe, p. 52. 



I never met with more than one example of this lovely bird. 

 This specimen was collected in the interior by Aubinn. 



118. Oriolus brack yrhynchus, Sw. : Sharpe, p. 54. 

 Appears common in the forests of the interior, whence 



several specimens have reached me through Aubinn. 



119. Oriolus nigripennis, Verr. : Sharpe, p. 54. 

 Inhabits the Fantee forests, and is occasionally found near 



Cape Coast. 



120. Pholidauges leucogaster (Gm.) : Sharpe, p. 54. 

 This bird is widely distributed over the whole of the Guinea 



Coast, and is of very general occurrence on the Gold Coast. 

 It is usually observed in pairs, and occasionally in some num- 

 bers. I have seen the low bushes in the vicinity of the town 



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