Birds of the Gold Coast Colony ^c. 3G7 
236. Campothera niyosa (Swains.). 
Campothera nivosa Hargitt, Cat. B. xviii. p. 108. 
Dendromus nivosus Reiclien. J. £. 0. 1897, p. 18 (Togoland). 
Prahsu. 
237. Dendropicus lafresnayi Malh. 
Dendropicus lafresnaiji Hargitt, Cat. B. xviii. p. 301 ; 
Reichen. J. £. O. 1897, p. 17 (Togoland). 
Upper White Volta, Kraclii, and Pong. 
In our imniature bird ((^) the upper parts are duller than 
in the adult; there is no red on the upper tail-coverts_, and 
the occiput and crown are dark brown, some of the feathers 
being tipped with red ; the forehead is dark brown, mixed 
with the light brown of the new feathers. 
In the adult male obtained at Pong there is no tinge of 
red on the upper tail-coverts, though the red on the crown 
has been almost assumed. 
The specimen from the Yolta, which is fully adult, has the 
upper tail-coverts tinged with red and marked with faint dusky 
bars, while the back, scapulars, and rump are uniform golden 
olive. The immature male of this species is therefore nearly 
similar to the adult female, especially resembling the latter 
in possessing the dark brown head before the red feathers 
are assumed. We much doubt whether D. sharpii of Oustalet 
(see Cat. B. xviii. p. 302) is specifically distinct from the 
present species, if the lack of red on the upper tail-coverts 
in the former is the only distinguishing character. 
238. Iyngipicus obsoletus (WagL). 
Iijngipicus obsoletus Hargitt, Cat. B. xviii. p. 336 : Hartert 
Nov. Zool. vi. p. 411 (Gambaga). 
Only observed at Gambaga, where it is scarce. 
239. Mesopicus goertan (Miill.). 
Mesopicus goertan Hargitt, Cat. B. xviii. p. 368; Reichen. 
J. f. O. 1897, p. 18 (Togoland). 
Kintampo, Krachi, and Gambaga. 
We met with this species a few miles from the forest-belt, 
where in the more or less open country it is fairly numerous 
and is found in pairs. This Woodpecker does not utter 
