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to reject many specimens on account of their legs being badly 
broken and of their being otherwise disfigured by this mode 
of capture. The majority of specimens by me have come from 
Denkera. 
66. Alethe maculicauda, Hartl.: Sharpe, p. 20. 
This bird comes from the interior: I have received from 
Aubinn both adult and young birds collected in Denkera. 
67. Illadopsis gularis, Sharpe, Ibis, 1870, p. 474. 
One or two specimens have reached me from Denkera. Of 
its habits I know nothing. 
68. Ixonotus guttatus, Verr.: Sharpe, p. 23. 
Aubinn obtained a pair of these birds near the town oi 
Kazarako on the 4th and 5th of April, 1871. He gave me 
the following note:—“Native name Anoomah-yah. They 
are not common; and I could only shoot them as they came 
to feed upon a tree about a dozen at a time: they were ex¬ 
ceedingly watchful.” 
69. Pycnonotus barbatus (Desf.): Sharpe, p. 23. 
An extremely common bird, found everywhere. It has 
rather a pretty note, and is very tame. The natives esteem 
it for food. 
70. Cossypha cyanocampter, Cab.: Sharpe, p. 25. 
From Denkera. 
71. Cossypha verticalis, Hartl.: Sharpe, p. 26. 
This very graceful little bird forms a prominent object along 
the roads and paths of the Gold Coast, especially in bushy and 
rocky places. It is a sprightly bird, with a pretty plaintive 
note. It is almost always found on the ground, and seems to 
avoid perching on branches whenever it can do so. 
72. Pratincola rubetra (L.): Sharpe, p. 27. 
I have noticed the Winchat in the vicinity of Accra in con¬ 
siderable numbers at certain seasons of the year. 
73. Melocichla mentalis (Fras.): Sharpe, p. 32. 
Frequents low bushes, in pairs, in the immediate vicinity of 
