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64. CiNNAMOPTERYX TRICOLOR (Hartl.). 
Cinnamopteryx tricolor Sharpe^ Cat. B. xiii. p. 471. 
Ploceus tricolor Reichen. J. f. O. 1897, p. 37 (Togoland), 
Not uncommon in the forest, and obtained at Prahsu, 
Fumsu, and Kwissa. 
65. Oriolus brachyrhynchus Sw. 
Oriolus brachyrhynchus Shelley & Buckley, Ibis, 1872, 
p. 288 (Gold Coast) ; Ussher, Ibis, 1874, p. 65 (Gold Coast) ; 
Sharpe, Cat. B. iii. p. 218; Reichen. J. f. O. 1897, p. 35 
(Togoland). 
Oriolus larvatus Beichen. J. £. O. 1875, p. 37 (Gold 
Coast). / 
Prahsu and Fumsu. 
Common in the forest, where its flute-like call is often the 
only bird- voice to be heard. 
QQ. Oriolus auratus Vieill. 
Oriolus auratus Sharpe, Cat. B. iii. p. 195 ; Beichen. 
J. f. O. 1891, p. 386, et 1897, p. 34 (Togoland) ; Hartert, 
Nov. Zool. vi. p. 412 (Gambaga). 
Gambaga. 
This Oriole is not found in the forest-region. It is gene- 
rally observed in pairs, frequenting open country, and is 
probably a resident in the Hinterland ; the specimen obtained 
in January had its organs in breeding condition. 
67. Oriolus nigripennis Verr, 
Oriolus nigripennis Shelley & Buckley, Ibis, 1872, p. 288 
(Gold Coast); Ussher, Ibis, 1874, p. 65 (Gold Coast); 
Sharpe, Cat. B. iii. p. 220; Reichen. J. f. O. 1897, p. 35 
(Togoland). 
Prahsu and Fumsu. 
This Oriole inhabits the same localities as 0. hrachy' 
rhynchus, but is not so common. 
68. Pholidauges leucogaster (Gm.). 
Pholidauges leucogaster Sharpe, Cat. B. xiii. p. 121 ; 
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