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The Birds of Gambia. 
the wild Riilbuls eating, but at ueillier of tliese would my birds even look, — 
tlieir refusal of the latter one can understand, because I could only offer 
tlieni what giew on the lower branches of tlie trees, and this was probably 
never ripe enough to ))lease their taste. Whv they should refuse white 
ants (of wliicli most birds are so fond) or otlier insects I could not niakeout, 
as they must in nature eat a cousider;ibIe quanlily of insect food, at least 
one sees them apparently eagerly hunting about for insects. Since niy 
return to England this year I see th;tt in Dresser's Afatiual of Palaearclic 
Birds, the song of this Bulbul is s\llabized as " Phwit, phwit, quitera, 
quitera," which to me seems as accurate a rendering of their notes as any 
words can give and certainly much better than that I gave above. 
Andropadus luiiroU'is. MOUSTACHRI) I5Ur<HUL. 
Range. Seneganibia to Congo. (H.L.) 
Olive greenish above, pale yellowish olive below ; monstachial streak 
yellow, throat dusky olive. Length, 6.35 inches). 
Andropadus virenx. 
Range. Senegainbia to Congo. (H.L.) 
A very similar bird to the above but vvilhoul the distinct moustache. 
Xenocchla syndaclyla CH KSTNUT-TAII<EI) BUr.HUL. 
Range. Henegambia to Gaboon. (H.L.) 
X. canicapilla. GREY-H HADED BULRUl/. 
Range. Seneganibia to Gold Coast. (H.L.) 
These are two rather larger birds than Andiopadus, but their 
colouration is niucli the same. 
Bleda leucopleura. WHITE-BKLLIRD. RUhHUL. 
Range. Sfnegambia to Congo. (H.L.) 
Dull brown shaded witli olive above, the lunip feathers long and 
fluffy, the lateral ones being tipped with \ ellow and forming fairly distinct 
side patches ; chest grey, reiiiaiii<ler of under suiface a very pale yellow. 
Length, 93 inches. 
These five Bulbnls I do not actually know and the above particulars 
are therefore entirely derived from the lirilish Museum Catalogue. I see at 
different times birds wliich I am practically sure lielong to one or other of 
these species, but so far have never actually identified any as such, nor 
iuiieed am I quite sure that I could tell one from the other even if I saw 
them all together. 
Cnniger flavicollis. YELLOW-N I';CIvKl) BULRUL. 
Range. Seneganibia to Gold Coast. (H.L.) 
In December, igo6, I shot a bird at Biii reng which I take to be this 
species. Its general colour was yellowish-olive green above, shaded on 
head and nape with grey, llie feathers here having grey ends and brown 
centre spots ; wing-coverts like the back ; quills, external webs dirty 
yellow, inlei nal dull brown ; 110 distinct lores or eyebrow. Chin and throat 
