222 T>v. V. TI(Mulan on the 



Gambia, wlio, as I leanit, supply tlio Parisian liat manniac- 

 turcrs. 



L.VMPKOCOLIUS CHLOROPTEKUS. 



On nth January, 1890, at Barra. 



Lamprocolius chalcurus. 



Lajiprocolius splendidus. 

 Rare. 



NoTAUGES CHRYSOGASTER. 

 BUPHAGA AlKICAXA, 



Common and noisy, but difficult to slioot, as tlioy will not 

 leave the baoks of the eattlc. Besides the parasites thereon, 

 they seem also very partial to the lachrymal secretions of these 

 animals. 



COUVUS SCAPULATUS. 



One pair only bred in a large cotton-tree in the Govern- 

 ment House grounds. All others I noticed on the mainland 

 Mere very shy, though this Crow is fairly common and widely 

 distributed. 



Cryptorhixa afra. 

 Abundant. Follows the cattle. 



Cypselus affix is. 



Very connnon ; its nest, which is of a dry glutinous 

 character, is mingled with grass rubbish picked up whilst on 

 tlie wing and placed under every verandah and roof, suitable 

 or unsuitable, in the colony. The nests, which often have 

 an opening at each end and no lining material, seldom 

 contain more than a single egg. This bird is unable to rise 

 from the ground. 



Cypselis parvus. 



Of this bird I have never seen more than two at one 

 time. It is scarce, and flies with incredible rapidity at a 

 considerable altitude. 



Capri MULGUs poliocepiialus. 



Frequently seen at dusk in clearings. Like other Goat- 



