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and a darker rufous-brown one, might be distinguished as 

 M. choliba decussata (Licht.), 1823 (typ. ex Bahia). 



" I may also remark that Scops asta, Sclater (Tr. Z. S. iv. 

 1858, p. 265), is most probably a synonym of Ephialtes 

 watsoni, Cass. Proc. Ac. N. Sc. Philad. iv. (1848) p. 123." 



Captain Boyd Alexander made some remarks on bis 

 collections of birds made during his recent residence on the 

 Gold Coast, when serving with the British Expedition 

 against Ashanti. The following species were believed to 

 be new to science : — 



1. PYOCEPHALUS KINTAMPOENSIS, n. Sp. 



$ ad. Most nearly allied to P. fuscicoUis (Kulil), but 

 differing in having the underparts, rump, and upper tail- 

 coverts bright bluish-green instead of grass-green ; the 

 wing-coverts, secondaries, and feathers of the back olive- 

 brown, strongly washed with verditer. Bill stronger than 

 in P. fuscicoUis. Tip of lower mandible '05 in., width of 

 lower mandible 1*0, width of upper mandible 1"0. Total 

 length (in flesh) 12'2 in., wing 8*5, tail 43, tarsus 08. 

 Hab. Kintampo, Gold Coast Hinterland, 7 Dec, 1900. 



2. Glaucidium albiventer, n. sp. 



$ ad. Similar to G. per latum (Vieill.), but with the breast, 

 abdomen, and under tail-coverts pure white ; the feathers of 

 the flanks with only a few streaks of brownish black. Total 

 length (in flesh) 8*2 inches, wing 4*5, tail 3*5, tarsus 098. 



Hab. Kwobia, Gold Coast Hinterland, 11 May, 1901. 



3. Crateropus stictiljEMa, n. sp. 



$ ad. Most nearly allied to C. reinivardti, Swains., but 

 differing in having the cheeks dark ashy in place of jet-black, 

 and shading gradually into the pale colouring of the throat, 

 instead of being sharply defined, while the mottling of the 

 throat extends up to the chin. Total length (in flesh) 95 

 inches, wing 4'7, tail 52, tarsus 1*3. 



Hab. From the Gold Coast to the Niger. 



