278 Capt. B. Alexander on the 
Name. Locality. 
Nightjar {Caprimulgus europceus) Eilan Ghlaiss Lighthouse; 
Harris. 
Night-Heron {Nycticorax griseus) Benbecula. 
Green Sandpiper {Totaniis ochrojms). ... S. Uist. 
Black-tailed Godwit (^Limosa helgica) . . Benbecula and S. Uist. 
Lesser Tern {Sterna minutd) Barra. 
Ivory-Gull {Fagophila ehurnea) Stornowaj. 
Great Skua {Megalestris catarrhactes) . . Harris and Barra. 
II. List of Birds which are bracketed as doubtful in the 
' Fauna of the Outer Hebrides/ and from which the 
brackets may now be removed. 
Lesser Whitethroat {^Sylvia curruca) . . Barra. 
Garden- Warbler (>S'. hortensis) Barra. 
Chiffchaff {Phylloscopus r'ufus) Barra. 
Lesser Redpoll (Linota rufescens) Barra. 
Long-eared Owl {Ado otus) N. Uist and Barra. 
Bittern {Botaurus stelhris) Harris. 
Spoonbill {Flatalea Inicerodia) S. Uist and Barra. 
Shoveller {Anas clypeata) Benbecula. 
Goosander {Mergus merganse?') The Lews. 
Turtle-Dove (Columba turtur) Several islands. 
Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fuUcariics) . Barra and Loch Maddy. 
XIX. — On the Birds of the Gold Coast Colony and its 
Hinterland. By Capt. Boyd Alexander. 
(Plate VII.) 
On the morning of June 1st, 1900, I landed at Cape Coast, 
and, as a Haussa officer, found myself attached to the 
Kumassi Relief- Column. The Ashanti rebellion was in 
full swing. Sinister rumours regarding the fate of Kumassi 
were rife. The town, being full to overflowiug, presented 
an animated spectacle : traders from up-country, who had 
barely escaped with their lives, and natives with wild looks 
in their eyes frequented the streets; while by each mail- 
boat troops, war-like stores, and hundreds of carriers kept 
pouring in. Throughout June the troops were concentrated 
at Prahsu, and preparations were made for the general 
advance to Kumassi. The military operations gave me little 
time and opportunity to carry out my scientific work, but 
