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cyornithopsis), the ' Ngofio ' {Alethe castanea), and the Quail 

 ' Obem ' (Francolinus lathami). 



" A bird I have seen nowhere except in the native villages 

 is the 'Nakume' [Passer diffusus). There it is numerous 

 and tame, hopping about in the streets, looking for 

 fragments of food, and perching on the roofs of the huts. 

 It may be called the House-Sparrow of this country. 



"The little 'Mese' (Motacilla longicauda) is seen along 

 the banks of streams, apparently hunting for its food in the 

 mud and sand. It has a habit of wagging its slender tail 

 up and down." 



The following is a list of the species represented in 

 Mr. Bates's latest collections : — 



1. Francolinus squamatus. 



Francolinus squamatus Cass. ; Grant, Cat. B. xxii. p. 169 

 (1893) ; Reichen. J. f. O. 1890, p. 5 (Victoria). 

 S ad. Efulen, May 28, 1902. " Okwal." 



2. Francolinus lathami. 



Francolinus lathami Hartl. ; Grant, Cat. B. xxii. p. 139 ; 

 Sjost. K. Sv. Vet.-Akatl. Handl. 27. p. 38 (1895). 



? ad. Benito River, French Congo, March 15, 1899. 



c? . Efulen, Jan. 2, 1902. 



<J ? ad. Efulen, March 21, 28, 1903. 



? ad. River Ja, Feb. 1903. 



3. PHASIDUS NIGER. 



Phasidus niger Cass. ; Grant, Cat. B. xxii. p. 373. 



S ad. Efulen, July 1, 1902. " Ekote mvem." 



<$ ad. „ March 24, 1903. 



S ad. „ May G, 1903. 



All these birds have brown feathers on the back, indis- 

 tinctly vermiculated with black, but they are less distinct in 

 the May specimen, which is blacker, both above and below. 

 The male killed in July has the face lighter and more yellow, 

 and has the abdomen mottled with white downy bases to the 

 feathers ; it is apparently a younger bird. 



