Birds of the Gold Coast Colomj ^c. 307 
73; Onychognathus hartlaubi Gray, 
Onychognathus hartlauhi Sharpe, Cat. B. xiii. p. 166. 
Prahsu and Kwissa. 
This species haunts hilly situations in the forest : it is not 
found in the bush-country. 
74. CoRvus scAPULATUs Daud. 
Corvus scapulatus Shelley & Buckley^ Ibis, 1872, p. 289 
(Accra) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. iii. p. 22. 
Common throughout the Hinterland, resorting in large 
flocks towards evening to certain roosting-places. When 
pairing, the male continually utters a crooning flute-like 
note. / 
75. Cryptorhina afra (Linn.). 
Cryptorhina afra Sharpe, Cat. B. iii. p. 75 ; Hartert, Nov. 
Zool. vi. p. 412 (Gambaga). 
Gambaga. 
' This is a common species in the open country, consorting 
together in small flocks, and always to be found where cattle 
are grazing. It nests in the tops of tall cocoa-nut trees. Its 
flight is straight and steady^ and, when travelling together, 
these birds give vent to a series of short sharp cries, almost 
in unison. 
The males have the iris claret-coloured, the females haael. 
7Q. DicRURUs AFER (Licht.) . 
Dicrurus afer Sharpe, Cat. B. iii. p. 247 ; Shelley, Ibis, 
1901, p. 590. 
Prahsu, Pumsu, and Kwissa. 
This bird is common in the forest and enclosed country. 
All our specimens have the crown, back, and upper tail- 
coverts glossy violet-blue. 
77. Dicrurus coracinus Verr. 
Dicrurus coracinus Reichen. J. £. O. 1897, p. 34 (Togo- 
land) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1901, p. 590. 
Gambaga and Krachi. 
Abundant in the open country, especially in cultivated 
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