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t274. Merops malimbicus, Shaw. 



Met with in considerable numbers at Abouri about the middle 

 of February. 



t275. ToCKUS NASUTUS (L.). 



t276. Criniger serinus, Verr. 



We shot a specimen of this bird at Abouri on the 19th of 

 February. 



t277. Crateropus platycercus, Sw. 



Frequently met with near Accra, and always in parties of ten 

 or twelve. They keep up an incessant chatter, their notes some- 

 what resembling that of the common Fieldfare. 



t278. ])rym(eca fortirostris, Jard. 



Very abundant and evenly distributed throughout the country. 



t279. Camaroptera coxcolor, Hartl. 

 We shot a specimen at Abouri in February. 



t280. Hypolais salicarius, Retz. 



We obtained a specimen of this Warbler at Abouri in February. 



t281. Phyllopneuste sibilatrix (Bechst.). 

 Plentiful throughout the country in February ; shot on Con- 

 nor's Hill and at Abouri. 



t282. Phyllopneuste trochilus (L.).. 



Plentiful, and met with in similar localities as the last species. 



t283. Daulias luscinia (L.). 



The Nightingale is plentiful throughout the country in Feb- 

 ruary. We collected specimens from Cape-Coast Castle and 

 Abokobi. 



t284. Sylvia hortensis, Gm. 



We shot one specimen at Abouri on the 22nd of February. 



t285. Sylvia cinerea, Bp. 



We shot one specimen at Accra on the 8th of February. 

 Neither this, nor the Nightingale, nor the last species has 

 ever, I believe, been hitherto recorded from any part of West 

 Africa. 



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