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by Dr. Dohrn, and Mr. Keulemans who accompanied his ex- 
pedition to those islands informs me: ‘‘It was met with in 
flocks of considerable size along the banks of the streams. 
Native names, ‘ Gingerotte’ and ‘ Boca vermillio.’”’ Mr. Boyd 
Alexander, who believed the birds of these islands to be dis- 
tinct from those of the mainland, named the single specimen 
he brought home with him H. jagoensis, and according to his 
notes, it frequents the sugar-cane in large flocks, which keep 
up a constant twittering while on the wing and reminded him 
of the Lesser Redpole. It is locally known as the “ Sugar- 
cane bird.” He found it on Santiago, Brava, Sao Vicente and 
Boavista. On November 17, while on Sao Nicolau he took a 
nest of the species. ‘‘It was placed between the upper stems 
of a young orange-tree, domed like a Sparrow’s, and composed _ 
of very fine freshly plucked grass. The eggs, four in number, 
were white and measured 0°6 x 0°45.” 
In the British Museum there are specimens from Dakar on 
Cape Verde, Gambia, Gold Coast, Niger, Wadelai, Lado and 
Fashoda. 
In the Gold Coast Colony Ussher procured specimens from 
Denkera, and Mr. Alexander met with it at Karaga and Krachi. 
Forbes found it on several occasions at Shonga on the Niger, 
which is the most southern range yet recorded for the species. 
It appears to be entirely replaced on Fernando Po and in 
Camaroons by L. occidentalis; but the present species occurs 
along the Upper White Nile, in Kordofan, Senaar and Southern 
Nubia. According to Mr. Hawker it is never very common 
at Fashoda, and Heuglin met with it in North-east Africa 
only during the early spring from January to May, when it 
appeared to him to live a roving life and was generally in large, 
closely packed flocks, at times descending, with harsh piping 
notes, to rest on the tufts of high grass or bushes. 
