290 Capt. B. Alexander on the 
Reiehen. J. £. O. 1891, p. 392 (Togoland) ; Hartert, Nov. 
Zool. vi. p. 415 (Gambaga). 
Gambaga and Karaga. 
Found in small parties on waste plateanx covered with 
sbrubs. 
The male has a pretty song^ which it utters as it shoots up 
into the air. 
About the middle of April pairs were abroad with their 
young. 
19. Parisoma PLUMBEUM (Hartl.). 
Parisoma plumbeum Sharpe, Cat. B. iv. p. 269 (1879); 
Beichen. J. f. O. 1897, p. 26 (Togoland) ; Shelley, B. Afr. 
ii. p. 217. 
Krachi, in worn plumage. 
20. Salpornis salvadorii (Bocage). 
Salpornis salvadorii Gadow, Cat. B. viii.'p. 330 ; Shelley, 
B. Afr. ii. p. 260. 
Gambaga and Sekwi. 
This species has not been obtained previously on the Gold 
Coast. Our two specimens agree with one in the British 
Museum procured by Emin Pasha at Tobbo. In examples 
in the Museum from Angola and Nyasaland the rufous 
wash on the under parts is considerably stronger than in 
our two examples, and the terminal spots on the feathers 
of the upper parts are better defined. The plumage of our 
birds, however, is much worn, for they were obtained in the 
breeding-season, the male specimen having the sexual organs 
largely developed. 
This Tree-creeper is never found where the growth is 
thick, but in localities where the trees stand as far apart as 
they do in our English orchards. It is without doubt a rare 
bird, since from our experience it is by no means shy, while 
its remarkable spotted plumage is bound to attract attention 
as it travels along the spreading arms of a tree. During 
four months of collecting only two specimens were observed 
or obtained. The natives, moreover, appear to have no name 
for it. 
