Birds of the Gold Coast Colony ^c. 319 



Adult ? . Iris grey ; upper mandible brown, lower 

 yellowish horn-coloured ; legs and feet slaty brown. 



Found in the open bush-country, especially where there is 

 Acacia -growth. 



120. Eremomela badiceps (Fraser). 

 Eremomela badiceps Sharpe, Cat. B. vii. p. 165. 

 Rare : two specimens obtained at Prahsu. 



121. Camaroptera brevicaudata (Riipp.). 

 Camaroptera brevicaudata Shelley & Buckley, Ibis, 1872, 



p. 287 (Aguapim) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. vii. p. 168. 



Camaroptera tincta Reichen. J. f. O. 1897, p. 49 (Togo- 

 land). 



Gambaga and Krachi. 



The Krachi bird, obtained in May, is typical C. brevi- 

 caudata, and is identical with specimens procured at Zumbo 

 on the Zambesi, and with Abyssinian examples in the 

 British Museum. 



Male, Dec. 28, 1900 (first winter plumage). Upper parts 

 uniform ashy brown, becoming buffy behind the eye and ear- 

 coverts ; wing-coverts olive-yellow, brighter on the outside of 

 the quills and secondaries; chest and flanks washed with 

 pale buff ; chin, throat, and abdomen greyish white ; thighs 

 tawny yellow ; bill brownish black ; legs and feet reddish 

 flesh-coloured. 



This being a transitional plumage, individual variations 

 may be noticed. Some birds (the youngest) have their under 

 parts washed with decided buff, while others have the ashy 

 grey of the upper parts flecked with old ashy-brown 

 feathers. 



Regarding C. tincta I am unable to detect any specific 

 distinction from C. brevicaudata. 



This species frequents thick undergrowth by streams and 

 rivers. It is a silent bird, its time being always fully occupied 

 in searching after food. 



