326 Capt. H. Alexander on the 



145. Bessonornis gamuag.'e Hartcrt. 



Bessonornis (janihoyca Ilartert, Nov. Zool. vi. p. 420 

 (Gambaga) . 



Ad.c?, 16/12/00; ad. $ $%, IT'/l/Ol^ ad.?, 18/2/01, 

 Gambaga. 



Tbis new species, as compared witb its near ally, B. mudestus, 

 lias tbe upper parts paler and more asby, and tbe chestnut 

 on the rump not so bright. The blackish spot on the 

 inner web of the outermost rectrix (another of its supposed 

 characters) is not constant, since in several o£ our specimens 

 the black extends across both webs as in B. modestus ; there 

 is, moreover, little difference in the measurements of the 

 two species. 



We found this bird at Gambaga, frequenting rocky kopjes 

 in pairs. It was breeding in the middle of December, 

 making its nest underneath large stones. 



146. Pratincola rubetra (Linn.). 



Pratincola rubetra Sharpe, Cat. B. iv. p. 179 ; Beichen. 

 J. f. O. 1897, p. 51 (Togoland) ; Hartert, Nov. Zool. vi. 

 p. 421 (Gambaga). 



Kintampo and Gambaga. 



Common in the Hinterland from November to February. 



147. Buticilla phcenicura (Linn.). 

 Ruticilla phcenicura Shelley, B. Afr. i. p. 85. 

 Gambaga, ^ , 28th December, 1900. 



The occurrence of the Bedstart in the Gold Coast Colony 

 has not been noticed before. 



148. TURDUS PELIOS Bp. 



Tardus pelios Shelley, B. Afr. i. p. 88. 



Kintampi and Lower White Volta. 



The flanks of our specimens are washed with buffish- 

 chestnut, and the bird, therefore, according to Seebohm^s 

 key, is T. pelios. 



The measurement of wing varies from 4'8 to 4*4 inches. 



149. MoNTicoLA saxatilis (Linn.). 



Monticola saxatilis Shelley, B. Afr. i. p. 89 ; Hartert, 

 Nov. Zool. vi. p. 420 (Gambaga). 

 Gambaga. 



