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Type : ^ . Bwanda^ Ubanghi R., 24. xii. 05 : Alexander- 

 Gosling coll. 



Type in the British Museum : ? . Bugoma Forest, Unyoro, 

 10. vi. 05 : Christy coll. 



Caprimulgus CHADENsis, sp. n. 



Adult male and female. Similar to C. accrcB, Shelley^ but 

 the general coloration of the upperparts is of a pale sandy- 

 brown with sandy-buff edges to the feathers of the hitid- 

 neck, forming a distinct neck-band ; forehead and supra-loral 

 streak whitish-buff; general colour of the underparts paler 

 than in C. accrae ; belly clear sandy buff. 



cJ . Culmen 11 mm. ; wing 152; tail 102. 

 ? . „ 8 mm. ; „ 143 ; „ 100. 



Hab. Lake Chad, 10-30. iv. 05. 



Obs. C. accra, of which there are three specimens (in- 

 cluding the type) in the British Museum, is quite distinct 

 from C. fulviventris. 



Caprimulgus gabonensis^ sp. n. 



Adult male and female. Similar to C. fulviventris (Hartl.), 

 but considerably smaller ; with the upperparts less rufous 

 and with numerous black middles to the feathers, giving 

 these parts a more mottled appearance. 

 cJ. Culmen 13 mm.; wing 140; tail 95. 

 ?. „ 12 mm.; „ 135; „ 94. 

 Hah. Gaboon. Types in the British Museum. 

 Obs. The ranges of C. natalensis and its^ allies are as 

 follows: — ^jfc 



C. natalensis, Smith. Natal to the Baro River, Sudan, 



on the east and to the Welle region on the west. 

 C. fulviventiHs (Hard.). Angola. 

 C. gabonensis, Alexander. Gaboon. 

 C. accra, Shelley. Gold Coast. 

 C. chadensis, Alexander. Lake Chad. ^ 



Indicator XHERESiE, sp. n. 



Adult male. Similar to /. stictithorax, Reichenow, but 

 with the head and back uniformly washed with greenish, 



