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murinus (Brehm), shot near Fiume. The specimen was 
decidedly small, as were all those procured by Dr. von Ma- 
darasz, but Dr. Sharpe stated that similar small individuals 
were to be noted from Spain and within other portions of the 
bird's range. 
Dr. Bowdler Sharpe exhibited some interesting specimens 
of birds obtained by Colonel Henry P.'Northcott atGambaga 
and in the Colony of the Gold Coast. The following is 
a list of the species met with by Colonel Northcott, to which 
are added references to the pages of Prof. Reichenow’s well- 
known paper on the adjoining country of Togoland ■(“ Zur 
Yogelfauna von Togo/' J. f. O. 1897, pp. 1-57) :— 
From Gambaga : 
1. Turtur semitorquatus (p. 6) ; 2. Francolinus albigularis ; 
3. Ptilopachys fuscus (p. 9) ; 4. Pyocephalus versteri (p. 13) ; 
5. Musophaga violacea (p. 13) ; 6. Schizorhis africanus 
(p. 14) ; 7. Centropus senegalensis { p. 14); 8. Pogonorhynchus 
dubius (p. 17); 9. Camp other a punctata (p. 18); 10. Meso- 
picus goertan (p. 18) ; 11. Halcyon chelicnti (p. 21) ; 12. 
Halcyon forbesi (p. 21) ; 13. Macrodipteryx macrodipterus 
(p. 24) ; 14. Irrisor senegalensis (p. 24) ; 15. Melee norms 
edoloides; 16. Elminia longicauda (p. 27); 17. Terpsiphone 
cristata ( T ’. viridis, p. 27); 18. Prionops plumatus (p. 30) ; 
19. Dryoscopus gambensis (p. 31); 20. Laniariuspoliocephalus 
(p. 32) ; 21. Telephonus senegalus (p. 32) ; 22. Lanius guber- 
nator ; 23. Corvinella corvina (p. 34) ; 24. Buchanga assimilis ; 
25. Oriolus auratus (p. 35) ; 26. Lamprocolius purpureus 
(p. 35) ; 27. Pholidauges leucogaster (p. 36) ; 28. Sitagra 
brachyptera (p. 36); 29. Hyphantornis cucullatus (p. 37) ; 
30 . Pytelia hypogrammica \ 31. Estrilda phoenicotis (E. ben~ 
gala, p. 39) ; 32. Pyromelana flammiceps (p. 40); 33. Petronia 
dentata ; 34. Serinus icterus ( S . butyraceus, p. 41) ; 35, 
Pycnonotus barbatus (p. 43) ; 36. Cinnyris senegalensis 
(p. 46); 37. Parus leucopterus (p. 47); 38. Crateropus 
reinwardti (p. 48, Taf. ii. fig. 2). 
At Walembele, Colonel Northcott had obtained examples 
of Palaornis docilis and Melittophagus pusillus . 
