Birds of the Gold Coast Colony ^c, 323 
133. CisTicoLA ciNEiiAscENS (Heugl.). 
Cisticola cinerascens Sharpe, Cat. B. vii. p. 2i8; Reichen. 
J. f. O. 1897, p. 48 (Togolaiid). 
Gambaga, Salaga, and Accra. 
The specimens killed in May and June are in full breeding- 
dress. The sexes are alike in measurements. 
This species is rare in the Hinterland, but fairly common 
near the coast. 
134. Cisticola erythrops (Hartl.). 
Cisticola erythrops Sharpe, Cat. B. vii. p. 250; Reichen. 
J. f. O. 1891, p. 393 (Togoland) ; Hartert, Nov. Zool. vi. 
p. 421 (Ganibaga). 
Kumasi and Yeji. 
Hab. West Africa, from the Gold Coast to the Congo ; 
also East Africa in the Zanzibar district. 
135. Cisticola lateralis (Eraser). 
Cisticola lateralis Sharpe, Cat. B. vii. p. 251 ; Reichen. 
J. f. O. 1897, p. 48 (Togoland). 
Kintampo, Batenga, Salaga, and Krachi. 
Adult ($ (winter plumage), 30/11/00. General colour above 
uniform rufous brown ; wing-coverts like the back ; quills 
and secondaries brown, edged with dark rufous ; rump dark 
ashy brown ; upper tail-coverts like the back ; tail-feathers 
brown, externally rufescent ; tips lighter, with broad sub- 
terminal bar of black ; lores whitish ; under parts white, 
washed with pale tawny buff on the chest, flanks, and under 
tail-coverts ; thighs deep tawny ; axillaries and sides of 
wing whitish ; quills below dusky, inner edges rufous ; bill 
brownish black ; lower mandible whitish horn-coloured; legs 
and feet reddish flesh-coloured. 
Adult S [summer plumage) y 17/5/01. Plumage similar to 
that of winter, but dark dusky brown above, becomiug ashy 
grey on sides of face and chest ; under parts white ; sides 
of body and flanks ashy brown ; under tail-coverts buflish 
white ; bill black ; tip of lower mandible whitish horn- 
coloured. 
One of the specimens obtained at Batenga in May is 
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