Birds of the Gold Coast Colony ^c. 313 
This species is not found in the Hinterland, but on the 
lower reaches of the Volta E-iver from Krachi downwards. 
It frequents the low marshy ground, overgrown with high 
grass, close to the river. The birds are seldom seen during 
the day, but towards evening may be observed perched 
on branches of prominent shrubs amongst the tall grass. 
All our specimens are fully adult, the males having their 
crowns glossy jet-black, with no white superciliary streak as 
in female examples. 
95. Telephonus senegalus (Linn.). 
Telephonus senegalus Gadow, Cat. B. viii. p. 124 ; Reichen. 
J. f. O. 1891, p. 385, et 1897, p. 32 (Togoland) ; Hartert, 
Nov. Zool./vi. p. 418 (Gambaga). 
Kintampo, Gambaga, and Pong. 
In our immature specimens the under parts, except the 
throat and middle of abdomen, which are white, are ashy 
grey — stronger on the flanks and chest, and becoming pale 
ochraceous on the thighs and under tail-coverts ; the crown 
is black, mottled with ashy brown ; the superciliary streak 
ochraceous buff"; the bill blackish brown, the lower mandible 
pale horn-coloured at the base. 
In the adult specimens the ashy grey under parts of the 
immature birds become clear grey, with scarcely any trace 
of ashy ; the crown and bill are black, the superciliary streak 
is white from the nostrils to the eye. 
96. Malaconotus sulphureipectus (Less.). 
Malaconotus sulphureipectus Shelley, B. Afr. i. p. 56. 
Laniarius sulphureipectus Gadow, Cat. B. viii. p. 159 ; 
Reichen. J. f. O. 1891, p. 385, et 1897, p. 31 (Togoland). 
Cape Coast and Biver Volta. 
The adult female is slightly larger than the male, and has 
the chest less strongly washed with orange ; the blue-grey 
of the mantle extends to the back; the wing-coverts and 
secondaries are edged with pale yellow. 
97. Malaconotus poliocephalus (Licht.). 
Malaconotus poliocephalus Shelley, B. Afr. i. p. 57 ; Har- 
tert, Nov. Zool. vi. p. 418 (1899) (Gambaga). 
