194 On Birds from the Fantee Country. 



and not C. epomidis, which was the only Centropus, besides C. 

 francisci, obtained by Heer Pel. 



53. Zanclostomus aereus (Vieill.) ; Hartl., Orn. Westafr. 

 p. 187. Z. flavirostris, Id., Journ. f. Orn. 1855, p. 361. 



One specimen. 



54. Dendromus nivosus, Swains. ; Havtl., Orn. Westafr. 

 p. 183. Dendrobates nivosus, Id., Journ. f. Orn. 1855, p. 361. 

 Campethera nivosa, Gray, Cat. Picida Brit. Mus. p. 80. 



One specimen of this bird, which was also procured by Heer 

 Pel, is in the collection. 



55. PoLYBOROiDES TYPicus, Smith; Hartl., Orn.Westafr. p.2. 

 One specimen, in a transitional stage of plumage. One leg 



in this skin has dried with the tarsus extending in a backward 

 direction, illustrating exactly the curious habit which this species 

 is said to possess*. 



56. HuHUA poENSis (Fraser, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1853, p. 13). 

 Bubo fasciolatus, Hartl., Journ. f. Orn. 1855, pp. 354, 360 ; 

 Id., Orn. Westafr. p. 18. (Plate IV.) 



Of this rare Owl there is one young specimen in the present 

 collection, which exhibits a marked resemblance to Scotopelia in 

 its style of plumage. The lower figure in the plate repre- 

 sents this young bird ; while the upper one is taken from the 

 fine specimen still living in the Zoological Gardens, which was 

 figured in the 'Proceedings ' for 1863 (pi. xxxiii.). Since that 

 time, however, its plumage has undergone a considerable change ; 

 so that it seems desirable to refigure it, and thus give an illus- 

 tration of this magnificent species in three distinct stages of 

 plumage. 



57. Treron calva (Temm.) ; Hartl., Journ. f. Orn. 1855, 

 p. 361 ; Id., Orn. Westafr. p. 19.2. 



Two examples of this beautiful Fruit-Pigeon. 



58. BuTORiDES atricapillus (Afzel.). Ardea atricapUla, 

 Hartl., Journ. f. Orn. 1855, p. 361 ; Id., Orn. Westafr. p. 223. 



Two specimens of this wide-ranging species, which had already 

 been met with at this same locality. 



* Cf. Gurney, Cat. Rapt. Norw. Mus. p. 14. 



