300 Capt. B. Alexander on the 



dry grass, which is placed between the small branches of a 

 tree, generally an acacia. 



41. SpERMESTES CUCULLATU8 Sw. 



Spermestes cucullata Sharpe, Cat. B. xiii. p. 264 ; Beichen. 

 J. f. O. 1892, p. 222 (Togoland) ; Shelley, B. Afr. i. p. 28. 



Ad. S, 10/1/01, Gambaga. Ad. (J ? , 6/4/01, B. Volta 

 (Gambaga). Ad. J, Pong, 26/5/01. 



Gambaga, 11. Volta, and Pong. 



Not common, found in small flocks. 



45. Ohtyqospiza atricollis (Vieill.). 

 Ortyyospiza atricollis Sharpe, Cat. B. xiii. p. 270. 

 Obtained at Binduri, north of Gambaga. 



\ 46. GrANATINA PHffiNICOTIS (Sw.), 



Estrilda bengala Reichen. J. f. 0. 1897, p. 39 (Togoland) ; 

 Hartert, Nov. Zool. vi. p. 414 (Gambaga). 

 Common, obtained at Gambaga and Gomieri. 



47. Estrilda cinerea (Vieill.). 



Estrilda cinerea Sharpe, Cat. B. xiii. p. 394 ; Shelley, B. 

 Afr. i. p. 29. 



Karaga and Krachi. 



In the male the under parts are brighter than in the 

 female, but the dimensions are the same. 



48. Estrilda melpoda (Vieill.). 



Sporaginthus melpodus Sharpe, Cat. B. xiii. p. 325 ; 

 Reichen. J. f. O. 1891, p. 389 (Togoland). 



Ad. S ?, 11/11/00, Kumassi. Imm. ?, 30/11/00, 

 Kintampo. Ad. S ?^ll/5/01^ Kwobia. 



Kumassi, Kintampo, and Kwobia. 



The immature bird has the whole of the breast and abdomen 

 pale buff, contrasting with the light pearly grey of the throat 

 and fore-neck. The crown of the head is almost uniform 

 with the light chocolate-brown of the back. The lores, 

 feathers round the eye, and ear-coverts are less bright than 

 in the adult. 



This species is plentiful around Kumassi, consorting 



