from the Camaroon Country. 425 
Bubulcus lucidus (Rafin.) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. B. i. p. 202 
(1899). 
No. 1689. Ad. River Ja, May 1906. 
[Skinned by a native in my absence.—G. L. B.] 
83. PreRoNETTA HARTLAUBI. 
Pteronetta hartlauli (Cass.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1904, p. 98. 
[This Wild Duck, called “ Alot ” or “ Aloteke,” is known 
about Efulen, as it is on the Benito and the Como; but I 
got my first specimens at the Ja, where it is very common. 
Its call of alarm as it flies up, a rapid “ ko-ko-ko,” is often 
heard along the streams, but the dense foliage of the banks 
prevents its being frequently seen. It is bold in the region of 
the Ja, and comes to eat the cassava-roots that are put to 
soak by village women in the streams. By taking advantage 
of this habit the people sometimes snare it.—G. L. B.| 
84. PoLYBOROIDES TYPICUS. 
Polyboroides typicus Smith; Sharpe, Ibis, 1904, p. 596. 
No. 1232. 2 imm. ‘River Ja, Jan. 2, 1906. 
No. 1630. 92 ad. < March 29, 1906. 
No. 1791. 2 imm. e June 23, 1906. Small 
ova in ovary. 
No. 1885. Imm. River Ja, Aug. 3, 1906. 
[Once seen in the Zima Country.—G. L. B.] 
85. AstuR castanitius (Bp.); Sharpe, Ibis, 1904, 
p. 597. 
No. 1152. @ad. River Ja, Dec. 16, 1905. Testes of 
moderate size. <A beautiful adult bird in full plumage. 
Wing 6:1 inches. 
No. 1375. 9? juv. River Ja, Jan. 30, 1906. 
No. 1691. ¢ imm. a May 1906. 
No. ——? dad. Bitye, River Ja, Nov. 11, 1906. 
86. ASTUR TOUSSENELI. 
Astur tousseneli (Verr.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1904, p. 597. 
No. 1893. @? ad. River Ja, Aug. 7, 1906.. Small eggs 
in ovary. 
