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This species is not found in the Hinterland, but on the 

 lower reaches of the Volta River from Krachi downwards. 

 It frequents the low marshy ground, overgrown with high 

 grass, close to the river. The birds are seldom seen during 

 the day, but towards evening may be observed perched 

 on branches of prominent shrubs amongst the tall grass. 

 All our specimens are fully adult, the males having their 

 crowns glossy jet-black, with no white superciliary streak as 

 in female examples. 



95. Telephonus senegalus (Linn.). 



Telephonus senegalus Gadow, Cat. B. viii. p. 124 ; Reichen. 

 J. f. O. 1891, p. 385, et 1897, p. 32 (Togoland) ; Hartert, 

 Nov. Zool. vi. p. 418 (Gambaga). 



Kintampo, Gambaga, and Pong. 



In our immature specimens the under parts, except the 

 throat and middle of abdomen, which are white, are ashy 

 grey — stronger on the flanks and chest, and becoming pale 

 ochraceous on the thighs and under tail-coverts ; the crown 

 is black, mottled with ashy brown ; the superciliary streak 

 ochraceous buff; the bill blackish brown, the lower mandible 

 pale horn-coloured at the base. 



In the adult specimens the ashy grey under parts of the 

 immature birds become clear grey, with scarcely any trace 

 of ashy ; the crown and bill are black, the superciliary streak 

 is white from the nostrils to the eye. 



96. Malaconotus sulphureipectus (Less.). 

 Malaconotus sulphureipectus Shelley, B. Afr. i. p. 56. 

 Laniarius sulphureipectus Gadow, Cat. B. viii. p. 159 ; 



Reichen. J. f. O. 1891, p. 385, et 1897, p. 31 (Togoland). 



Cape Coast and River Volta. 



The adult female is slightly larger than the male, and has 

 the chest less strongly washed with orange; the blue-grey 

 of the mantle extends to the back ; the wing-coverts and 

 secondaries are edged with pale yellow. 



97. Malaconotus poliocephalus (Licht.). 

 Malaconotus polio cephalus Shelley, B. Afr. i. p. 57; Har- 

 tert, Nov. Zool. vi. p. 418 (1899) (Gambaga). 



