Birds from the Faiitee Covntry. 483 



From the Volta. Obtained iu Fantee by Dr. Gordon, as 

 mentioned by Sii' W. Jardine (/. c.) . 



167. Passer simplex (Svv.) ; Jard., Contr. Orn. 1849, p. 10 ; 

 Hartl., Orn. Westafr. p. 150. 



One specimen in Mr. Swanzy's collection. 



tl68. Oriolus auratus, Vieill. ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1870, p. 216. 

 A specimen in Mr. Swanzy^s collection, received many years 

 ago from Fan tee. 



tl69. Lamprocolius nitens (L,) ; Hartl., Orn. Westafr. 

 p. 118. 



From the Volta. Mr. Ussher adds a note, " eyes scarlet." 



170. Lamprocolius auratus (Gm.) ; Hartl., Orn. Westafr. 

 p. 117. 



Mr. Ussher has sent a beautiful specimen of this Glossy 

 Thrush with the accompanying note : — " Shot by me at Accra, 

 Feb. 1870., Eyes bright yellow, with black pupil." 



171. CoRVUs scapulatus, Daud. ; Finsch & Hartl., Vog. 

 Ost-Afr. p. 374. 



One specimen in Mr. Swanzy's collection. 



tl72. Ch^tura ussheri, sp, n. 

 C. affinis C. cassini, sed diversa colore fuliginoso, Cauda multo 

 loiigiore, torque urnpygiali albo conspicue latiore, et pracipue 

 corpore suhtus ful'ujinoso , abdomine imo tantum albo, et gut- 

 ture albo plumis omnibus fuliginoso marginatis distingucnda. 



General colour above smoky-brown, with a slight greenish 

 gloss in some lights ; lower part of the back and rump pure 

 white ; upper tail-coverts smoky-brown ; quills glossy black, 

 pale brown on the inner web, the secondaries conspicuously 

 margined with white ; tail glossy black, with a greenish gloss 

 on the upper surface, the extremities of the feathers narrowly 

 edged with white ; throat and upper part of the breast dull 

 white, each feather margined with smoky-brown ; entire breast 

 glossy smoky-brown, with indistinct mottlings down the centre; 

 lower part of the abdomen pure white ; under wing- and tail- 

 coverts deep black, the edge of the wing smoky-brown, edged 

 narrowly with white ; bill and feet black. Total length 5*2 in., 

 wing 5-6, tail TS. 



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