Birds of the Gold Coast Colony ^c. 319 
Adult ? . Iris grey ; upper mandible brown^ lower 
yellowisb horn-coloured ; legs and feet slaty brown. 
Found in the open bush-country, especially where there is 
Acacia-growth, 
120. Eremomela badiceps (Eraser). 
Eremomela badiceps Sharpe, Cat. B. vii. p. 165. 
Hare : two specimens obtained at Prahsu. 
121. Camaroptera brevicaudata (Eiipp.). 
Camaroptera brevicaudata Shelley & Buckley, Ibis, 1872, 
p. 287 (Aguapim) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. vii. p. 168. 
Camaroptera tincta Reicheu. J. f. O. 1897, p. 49 (Togo- 
land). 
Gambaga and Krachi. 
The Krachi bird, obtained in May, is typical C. brevi- 
caudata, and is identical with specimens procured at Zumbo 
on the Zambesi, and with Abyssinian examples in the 
British Museum. 
Male, Dec. 28, 1900 (first winter plumage). Upper parts 
uniform ashy brown, becoming buffy behind the eye and ear- 
coverts ; wing-coverts olive-yellow, brighter on the outside of 
the quills and secondaries; chest and flanks washed with 
pale bufi" ; chin, throat, and abdomen greyish white ; thighs 
tawny yellow ; bill brownish black ; legs and feet reddish 
flesh-coloured. 
This being a transitional plumage, individual variations 
may be noticed. Some birds (the youngest) have their under 
parts washed with decided bu:ff, while others have the ashy 
grey of the upper parts flecked with old ashy-brown 
feathers. 
Regarding C. tincta I am unable to detect any specific 
distinction from C. brevicaudata. 
This species frequents thick undergrowth by streams and 
rivers. It is a silent bird, its time being always fully occupied 
in searching after food. 
