1921 .] On rare Birds collected in Southern Cameroon. 81 
Daption capensis. 
Since I recorded the appearance of Cape Pigeons on the 
Western Australian coast, in the first part of this paper 
(‘Ibis,’ 1920, p. 693), a specimen of this bird has been 
obtained at Cottesloe, near Fremantle, in August this year 
(1920), and is now in the Perth (W. Australia) Museum, 
together with other rare species obtained during the winter 
gales. I first read the records in a cutting from the 6 West 
Australian ’ newspaper, sent me by a friend, and by last 
mail have had them confirmed in a letter from Mr. Glauert 
of the Perth Museum. 
IV.— Remarks on rare and otherwise interesting Birds 
contained in Collections made by Mr. G. L. Bates in 
Southern Cameroon. By David A. Bannerman, M.B.E., 
B.A., M.B.O.U.* 
The birds here referred to were collected by Mr. G. L. 
Bates in the southern part of Cameroon, for the most part 
on the River Ja, but a number were secured on the Rivers 
Bumba and Nyong ( vide map, Ibis, 1908, pi. xi.). 
Two distinct collections are represented: the first was sent 
to the British Museum before the war in 1911, and on 
these birds Mr. Bates has already published his interesting 
notes (Ibis, 1911, pp. 479-545 & 581-631). 
The second collection was received by us in 1915, and 
these birds Mr. Bates has now generously presented to the 
National Collection. The period during which these two 
collections were made extends over a number of years :— 
Collection 1, from 1908-1911, 
Collection 2, from 1912-1915. 
In the following pages I have dealt only with the non- 
Passerine Birds. Mr. Ogilvie-Grant has already published 
some notes on the rarer Passerine birds which Mr. Bates sent 
* Published by permission of the Trustees of the British Museum. 
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