Birds from the West Coast of Africa. 249 



C. accrce. may at once be distinguished from C. natalensis 

 by its much greyer coloration. 



Mr. Boyd Alexander has described a new species from 

 Gaboon, C. gabonensis, which in my opinion is closely allied 

 to C. fulviventris. When additional specimens are forth- 

 coming from the country lying between Gaboon and north 

 Angola the two species will possibly prove to be synonymous ; 

 until then, however, I prefer to keep them distinct. 



I do not agree with Alexander that C. natalensis ranges 

 from Natal to the Baro river, Sudan. At present only a 

 single example is recorded from the latter locality ; but I 

 believe that when more material is available the bird will 

 prove to be distinct. 



Mr. Chubb does not include any Nightjar in his list. 

 C accrce must therefore be added to the Birds of Liberia. 



[I found this bird among grassy slopes sitting on dark 

 stony ground. — W, P. L.] 



ScoTORNis CLiMACURUS (Vieill.). 



Scoto7'nis climacurus Reich, ii. p. 368, 



a, c. $ ^ . Nauna Kru. lst-9th Jan., 1911. (Nos. 241, 

 301, 308.) 



Iris brown, eyelid yellow ; bill, base yellow, tip black ; 

 feet dull flesh-coloured. 



Total length in the flesh ( ^ ) 13^ inches ; expanse of 

 wings 17 inches. 



[This is apparently the most common of the two species 

 of the genus ; it is found in cassava and along the edge of 

 wooded swamps. — W. P. L.] 



EURYSTOMUS AFER (Lath.). 



a. ? . Nifu. 30th Dec, 1910. (No. 205.) 



b-e. S ? • Nanna Kru. lst-25th Jan., 1911. (Nos. 



261, 342, 343, no number.) 

 /. ? . King Will's Town. 1st Jan., 1911. (No. 260.) 

 g.S- Axim. 19th Feb., 1911. (No. 500.) 

 Iris brown ; bill yellow ; feet dirty yellow. 

 Total length in the flesh 9i-10^ inches ; expanse of wings 



23 inches. 



