358 Capt. B. Alexander cii the 
catching the insects driven from the huts. They appeared 
suddenly in numbers on the scene as if from nowhere. Their 
shaft-feathers looked like small birds following them where- 
ever they went, as they sailed backwards and forwards before 
the firelight. 
It is interesting to watch this Nightjar courting his mate. 
Just as dusk is coming on the female appears from the 
adjoining bush and drops noiselessly on the road. She does 
not wait long before the male alights right in front of where 
she is sitting. Then the long wing-pinions are raised so 
that they droop towards her ^. Should the female shift her 
position, the male gives chase, to alight once again, like a 
feather-weight, in front of her. 
186. ScoTORXis CLIMACURUS (ViciU.). 
Scotornis climacurus Hartert, Cat. B, xvi. p. 596 ; id. 
Nov. Zool. vi. p. 410 (Gambaga). 
Gambaga, Karaga, and Accra. 
By no means common in the Hinterland, frequenting in 
pairs the dried-up beds of streams. At Accra it was fairly 
numerous. It has not yet been recorded from Togoland. 
187. EuRYSTOMUs AFER (Lath.). 
Eurystomus afer Sharpe, Cat. B. xvii. p. 30; Reichen. 
J. f. O. 1897, p. 20 (Togoland) ; Hartert, Nov. Zool. vi. 
p. 409 (Gambaga). 
Gambaga and Sang. 
188. Eurystomus gularis Yieill. 
Eurystomus gularis Sharpe, Cat. B. vii. p. 32; Reichen. 
J. f. O. 1897, p. 21 (Togoland). 
Fumsu. 
189. CoRACiAs ABYSsixicus Bodd. 
Coracias abyssinicus Sharpe, Cat. B. xvii. p. 19 ; Reichen. 
J. f. O. 1897, p. 20 (Togoland) ; Hartert, Nov. Zool. vi. 
p. 409 (Gambaga). 
Gambaga. 
Common in the open country, where it is found in pairs. 
* Cf. Diet, of Birds, p. 641. 
