index MALIMBUS Volume 12 Compiled by J.H. I SYSTEMATIC NAMES Accipiter badius 3,40,66 castanilius 88 melanoleucus 39 ovampensis 40,66 ruf iventer 88 tachiro 88 toussenelii 88 Acrocephalus arundinaceus 47 boeticatus 47 rufescens 11,47 schoenobaenus 11,47,79 scirpaceus 17,47 Actitis (Tringa) hypoleucos 41,57, 209,221 Actophilornis africana 26,27,41,91 Aegypius tracheliotus 88 Afropavo congensis 88 Agapornis pullaria 41 swinderniana 71 Agelastes meleagrides 52,55,56,88 Alcedo (Corythornis) cristata 43 leucogaster 74,88 quadribrachys 43 Alethe poliocephala 47 poliophrys 89 Alcippe abyssinica 47 Alopochen aegyptiaca 65 Amadina fascia ta 13 Anaplectes raelanotus 82 Anas acuta 3,27,28,29,65,86 clypeata 65 crecca 65,86 hottentota 83 querquedula 65 sparsa 35,39 Anastomus lamelligerus 64,88 Andropadus ansorgei 78 gracilirostris 17 montanus 46 tephrolaemus 46 virens 46 Anhinga ruf a 11,158,184 Anomalospiza iraberbis 13,82 Anthoscopus flavifrons 81 Anthreptes aurantium 171,196 fraseri 12,171 Anthreptes longeumarei 12 platura 12,48 An thus campestris 10 cervinus 10,45,76 novaeseelandiae 22,45 leucophrys 45 pallidiventris 89 similis 45 trivialis 17,45 Apalis cinerea 48 eidos 90 flavida 79 kaboboensis 90 melanura 90 nigriceps 79 pulchra 48 schoutedeni 90 Apaloderma narina 17,42 vittatum 42 Apus aequatorialis 7,42,73 affinis 21,42,54 apus 7,35,42,73 batesi 89 caffer 21,23,42,54,73 horus 42 melba 7 pallidus 7,21,73,86 unicolor 2 1 ,23 Aquila rapax 40 wahlbergi 40,66 Ardea cinerea 27,39,63 melanocephala 2,27,39 purpurea 26,27 Ardeola (Bub ulcus) ibis 27,39 ralloides 26,27,39 Ardeotis arabs 88 Arenaria interpres 20,69,93 Artomyiias us sheri 48 Aythya fuligula 65,86 Bartramia longicauda 20,23 Bat is senegalensis 49 minulla 49,90 occulta 81 oriental is 90 2 Bias music us 17,80 Bostrychia hagedash 39 olivacea 64,88 rara 64 Braderais pallidus 49 Bradypterus alfredi 90 cinnamomeus 47 grandis 90 graver! 90 Bubo africanus 42 auguralis 3 lacteus 7 Buccanodon duchaillui 44 Bucorvus abyssinicus 43 Buphagus africanus 46 Burhinus capensis 4 senegalensis 4 Butastur ruf ipennis 40 Buteo auguralis 40,66 buteo 35,40 Butorides striatus 39 Bycanistes subcylindricus 8 Calandre 11a dunni 89 Calidris alpina 69 canutus 68 fuscicollis 69,86 maritima 20,23 melanotos 69,86 temminckii 4,68 Camaroptera brachyura 48 chloronota 17,48 Campephaga petiti 46,89 phoenicea 46 lobata 53,78,89 oriolina 89 quiscalina 94 Campe the ra maculosa 89 nivosa 44 punctuligera 44 tullbergi 89 Canirallus oculeus 67,88 Caprimulgus bates! 89 binotatus 89 climacurus 73 eximius 89 inornatus 89 nigriscapularis 7,73 pectoralis 7,42,73 tristigma 17,34,42 Carduelis chloris 23 Centropus senegalensis 42 Ceratogymna elata 8 Cercococcyx mechowi 71 Cercococcyx olivinus 7 1 Cercomela familiaris 47 Cercotrichas leucosticta 78 Ceryle maxima 43 rudis 21,43 Ceuthmochares aereus 42 Ceyx leçon tel 74 picta 43 Charadrius alexandrinus 68 hiaticula 27,28,29 leschenaultii 68 Chelictinia (Elanus) riocourii 88 Chlidonias (Sterna) hybrida 70 Chlorocichla flavicollis 46 prigoginei 89 simplex 46 Chloropeta gracirostris 90 Chrysococcyx caprius 42,72 cup re us 7 flavigularis 94 klaas 42,71 Ciccaba ( Strix) woodfordii 42 Cichladusa ruficauda 89 Ciconia abdimii 39,64 ciconia 17,64,97 Cinnyricinclus leucogaster 46 Circaetus beaudouini 39,88 cinereus 39 gallicus 17,39,88 pectoralis 88 Circus aeruginosus 35,39 macrourus 17,39,66 pygargus 17 Cisticola brachyptera 48 bulliens 90 cantans 1 1 erythrops 48 galactotes 11,48 hunter i 34,48 juncidis 48 lateralis 48 robusta 34,48 ruf a 11 troglodytes 90 Clamator glandarius 42 Clytospiza dybowskii 50 monteiri 50 Colius castanotus 89 macrourus 53 striatus 42,53,54 Columba arquatrix 41 guinea 41 iriditorques 6 larvata 4 1 livia 6 3 Coracias abyssinica 43,74 garrulus 74 naevia 43 Coracina azurea 78 graveri 89 pectoralis 6,78 Corvinella corvina 6 Corvus albus 14,46,72 monedula 22 Corythaeola cristata 72,94 Corythornis (Alcedo) leucogaster 74 Cossypha albicapilla 47 isabellae 34,47 natalensis 47,94 niveicapilla 47 polioptera 47 roberti 89 Coturnix chinensis 88 delegorguei 66 Crex crex 97 egregia 27 ,41 ,67 Crinifer piscator 6,42,53,54 zonurus 53 Criniger calurus 17 olivaceus 78 Cryptospiza reichenovii 50 shellei 90 Cuculus claraosus 6,42 gularis 6,42 solitarius 42 Cursorius tetnrainckii 41 Cypsiurus parvus 42,54 Delichon urbica 2 1 ,45,76 Dendrocygna bicolor 65 viduata 27,28,65 Dendropicos fuscescens 44 (Mesopicos) goertae 9 (Picoides) obsoletus 44 poecilolaemus 44,89 Dicrurus adsimilis 14,46 atripennis 14 ludwigii 14,46 sp. 52 Drymocichla incana 35,48 Dryoscopus gambensis 45 Egretta alba 1,27 garzetta 27,39 intermedia 63 Elanus (Chelictinia) caeruleus 40 Emberiza cabanisi 12,49 f orbes i 17,81 tahapisi 49,81 Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis 39 Eremomela badiceps 79 pusilla 48 salvadorii 90 Eremopteryx leucotis 10,75 nigriceps 83 Erithacus rubecula 22 Estrilda astrild 51 bengala 5 1 caerulescens 83 larvata 5 1 ,83 melpoda 50 nigriloris 90 nonnula 34,51 poliopareia 90 troglodytes 13,83 Euplectes afer 50,92 ardens 50,82 aureus 90 capensis 34,50 hordeaceus 50 macrourus 50 orix 82 Eupodotis ruf icrista 86 senegalensis 17 Euschis tospi za cinereovinacea 90 Falco alopex 34,40,66,88 ardosiaceus 88 biarmicus 17,40 chicquera 88 cuvieri 17 eleonorae 19 peregrinus 40 subbuteo 4,66 vespertinus 4 Ficedula albicollis 48 hypoleuca 48 Francolinus ahantensis 4 albogularis 35,40,88 bicalcaratus 4,40 camerunensis 88 finschii 88 squamatus 40 Fringilla coelebs 22,23 montif ringilla 22,23 Galerida cristata 9 modesta 17 Gallinago gallinago 17,27,57 Gallinula angulata 17 chloropus 17,26,27 Gelochelidon ( Sterna) nilotica 70 Glareola cinerea 41,86 4 Glareola nordmarmi 68,86 nuchalis 88 pratincola 17,67 Glaucidium castaneum 89 tephronotam 73 Gorsachius leuconotus 88 Graf is ia torquata 89 Graueria vittata 90 Guttera edouardi 40 Gymnobucco calvus 9 peli 17 Gypohierax angolensis 37,39 Gyps bengalensis 39 rueppellii 3,35,39 Haematopus ostralegus 67 Halcyon chelicuti 7,43 leucocephala 7,43,74 malimbica 43 senegalensis 43 Hieraaetus ayresii 40 dubius 3,40,66 spilogaster 40 Hippolais icterina 17 pallida 11,79 polyglotta 17,47 Hirundo abyssinica 10,44 aethiopica 44,75 daurica 44 dimidiata 89 fuligula 10,45,76 griseopyga 45 lucida 10,76 preussi 10,45 rustica 44,76 serairuf a 10,44 senegalensis 44 smithii 44 spilodera 45,76 Hylia prasina 17 Hyliota flavigaster 11,49 violacea 11,80,90 Ibis ibis 52 Indicator exilis 9 indicator 44 maculatus 44,74 minor 44 willcocksi 75 Ispidina picta 7 Ixobrychus minutus 17,27,63 sturmii 17,27 Jubula letti 89 Jynx ruf icollis 44 torquilla 9,44 Kaupifalco monogrammicus 40 Lagonosticta landanae 90 larvata 53 rara 51,90 rubricata 51 rufopicta 13,51 senegala 51 Lamprotornis chalcurus 46 chalybeus 17 chloropterus 17,46 iris 77 parpureus 46 splendidus 13,46,77 Laniarius atrof lavus 34,45 barbarus 45 ferrugineus 45 fulleborni 45 turatii 89 Lanius collaris 46 collurio 77,86 excubitor 89 gubernator 45,52,77,86,89 senator 46,77 Larus cirrhocephalus 5,70 fuscus 70 genei 70,86 ridibundus 27,28,29 sabini 70 Leptoptilos crumeniferus 2,64 Limicola falcinellus 20,23 Limnocorax flavirostris 26,27,41 Limosa lapponica 69 limosa 69,95 Linurgus olivaceus 49 Lioptilus chapini 90 gilbert! 90 rufocinetus 90 Lonchura cucullata 13.51 f ringilloides 13,51,83 Lophaetus occipitalis 40 Luscinia megarhynchos 47 suecica 86 Lybius bidentatus 17,43 dubius 35,43 minor 89 rolleti 89 vieilloti 43 5 Lymnocryptes minimus 5 Mâche i r amphus alcinus 88 Macrodipteryx longipennis 42 Macronyx croceus 10,45 Macrosphenus concolor 1 7 f lavicans 79 kerapi 79,90 Malaconotus blanchoti 45 cruentus 17,76 kupeensis 89 lagdeni 76 multicolor 17,45,76 sulfureopectus 17 Malimbus ballmani 55 erythrogaster 90 ibadanensis 90 racheliae 90 rubriceps 82 Maraoronetta angustirostris 88 Megabyas f lammulata 80 Melaenornis annamarulae 52,55,80 ardesiaca 90 edolioides 49 Melichneutes robustus 74 Melierax gabar 40 raetabates 3,40 Melignomon eisentrauti 55 zenkeri 89 Merops albicollis 43 apiaster 8,35,43 breweri 89 bullocki 8,43 gularis 8,89 hirundineus 43 malimbicus 8,89 mue 1 1er i 74 nubicus 8,43 pusillus 43 variegatus 34,43 Mesopicos (Dendropicos) elliotii 44 goertae 44 Microparra capensis 67 ,9 1 ,92 Milvus migrans 3,40 Miraf ra africana 44 cantillans 9 cordofanica 89 erythropygia 9 nigricans 9,44,75 rufa 9 ,89 rufocinnamomea 44 Monticola saxatilis 11,52 Motacilla alba 10,45 clara 76 f lava 45 Motacilla vidua 45 Muscicapa adusta 48 cassini 1 1 comitata 80 epulata 80 gambagae 1 1 ,80,90 lendu 90 olivascens 80 striata 17,48 ussheri 90 Musophaga rossae 53,54 violacea 42,53,54 Mycteria ibis 3,63 Myioparus griseigularis 80 plumbeus 48,80 Myopornis boehmi 90 Myrmecocichla albif rons 47 coronata 34,47 nigra 47 tholloni 89 Neafrapus boehmi 89 cassini 73 Necrosyrtes (Neophron) monachus 66 Nectarinia alinae 90 aurantiura 90 bates i 81 bocage i 90 bouvieri 34,40,90 coccinigaster 12,49 congensis 90 cuprea 49 oritis 49 oseus 90 preussi 34,49 regius 90 reichenbachii 81,86 rockefelleri 90 rubeseens 40 senegalensis 49 superba 1 7 venus ta 17,49 Neolestes torquatus 89 Neophron (Necrosyrtes) monachus 39 percnopterus 88 Neotis denhami 4,88 nuba 88 Nesocharis ansorgei 50,90 capistrata 13,50,83 Netta erythrophthalma 88 Nettapus auritus 27 Nigrita bicolor 13 fusconata 83 Nilaus afer 45 Numenius arquata 69 6 Numida meleagris 40 Nycticorax nycticorax 39,63 Oenanthe bottae 47 oenanthe 17,46 Onychognathus fulgidus 13 morio 34 , 46 Oriolus auratus 46 oriolus 14,77 O. spp* 52 Ortyxelos raeiffrenii 6 Ortygospiza atricollis 83 gabonensis 90 Otus icterorhynchus 89 leucotis 72 Oxylophus jacobinus 71 Pandion haliaetus 25 Parmoptila jamesoni 90 rubriffrons 53 woodhousei 53,83 Parus leucomelas 49 Passer griseus 13,50 Pedilorhynchus tessmanni 90 Pelecanus onocrotalus 94 rufescens 88 Pernis apivorus 4 Petrochelidon fuliginosa 89 Petronia dentata 83 Phalacrocorax africanus 2,27,39,88 carbo 63 Phalaropus fulicarius 27,28,70 lobatus 20 tricolor 70,86 Phedina forazzae 89 Philomachus pugnax 69,95 Phodilus prigogenes 89 Phoeniculus aterrimus 43,74 cyanomelas 8 purpureus 8,43 Phoenicurus phoenicurus 17 Pholidornis rushiae 79 Phyllanthus atripennis 17,90 Phyllastrephus baumanni 89 fulviventris 89 leueolepsis 89 lorenzi 89 poensis 46,89 polioeephalus 89 scandens 1 1 ,46 xavieri 89 Phylloscopus herberti 48 trochilus 48 Picathartes gymnocephalus 52,56,77, 84,90 oreas 90 Picoides (Dendropicos) obsoletus 17 Pirenestes ostrinus 17 sanguineus 90 Pitta angolensis 75 reichenowi 89 Platalea alba 57,64 Platysteira beafordi 90 castanea 17 cyanea 49 tons a 81 Plectropterus gambensis 65 Plegadis falcinellus 3,64 Plocepasser supereiliosus 13 Ploceus albinucha 90 alienus 90 aurantius aureonucha 90 baglafecht 34,50 bannermani 50 bates! 90 brachypterus 12,35,50 castanops 90 cucuilatus 50 dorsomaculatus 90 flavipes 90 heuglini 12,50 insignia 50 luteolus 82,86 melanocephalus 12 melanogaster 50 nigerrimus 50 nigricollis 12,35,50,82 nigrimentum 90 ocularis 35,50 pachyrhynchus 50 pelzelni 90 preussi 82 supersonatus 90 taeniopterus 90 tricolor 12 weynsi 90 Pluvial is Cdominica) dominica 68,86 (dominical f til va 68,86 squatarola 68 Pluvianus aegyptius 5,67 Podieeps (Tachybaptus) ruficollis 26, 27,39 Pogoniulua bilineatus 44 chrysoconus 19,44 coryphaeus 44 scolopaceus 9 Poicephalus crassus 89 7 Poicephalus gulielmi 71 senegalus 41 Polemaetus bellicosus 40 Polyboroides radiatus 39 Porphyrio alien! 26,21,67 porphyrio 17,19 Porzana marginalis 88 Prinia epichlora 48 erythroptera 48 subflava 48 Prionops albert! 89 cristata 89 Prodotiscus insignia 9,89 regulus 74,86 sambesiae 89 Psalidoprocne 45 pristoptera 45 Pseudocalyptomena grave ri 89 Psittacus erithacus 52,71 Pterocles quadricinctus 17 Ptilopachus petrosus 4 Puffinus gris eus 86 Pycnonotus barba tus 10 montana 39 Pytilia hypogratnraica 17,50 melba 86 phoenicoptera 13,53 Quelea anomala 90 erythrops 50 Rallus caerulescens 27 Raphidura sabini 7 Recurvirostra avosetta 57,67,86 Riparia cincta 75 congica 89 riparia 75 Rostra tula bengalensis 67 Rynchops flavirostris 5,70 Sagittarius serpentarius 4,35,40 Sarkidiornis melanotos 65 Sarothrura pulchra 69 rufa 41 Sasia africana 75,86 Saxicola rubetra 46 torquata 34,46 Schoutedenapus schoutedeni 89 Scopus umbretta 39 Scotopelia ussheri 7 2 , 84 , 89 Serinus burtoni 49 gularis 49,82 koliensis 90 Serinus leucopygius 12 mozambicus 49 Sheppardia cyornithopsis 89 Sraithornis cape ns is 44,75 rufolateralis 75 Spermophaga haematina 94 poliogenys 90 Sphenoeacus mentalis 1 1 ,47 Spizaetus africanus 3,88 Stephanoaetus coronatus 40 Sterna anaethetus 88 baiaenarus 5,70,86 caspia 57 maxima 88 paradisea 5 Strep tope lia hypopyrrha 6,89 semi torquata 6,41 senegalensis 6 turtur 6,86 vinacea 41 Strix (Ciccaba) woodfordi 17 Sula leucogaster 57 Sylvia atricapilla 48 borin 17,48 communis 17 Sylvietta brachyura 48 denti 79 virens 48 Tachybaptus (Podiceps) ruf icollis 63 Tachymarptis aequatorialis 73 Tauraco banne rmani 89 erythrolophus 89 leucolopha 4 1 macrorhynchus 35,41 persa 41 Tchagra australis 17,35,45 minuta 17,76 senegala 11,45 Telecanthura ussheri 59 melanopygia 73 Telophorus lagdeni 89 Terathopius ecaudatus 35,39 Terps iphone viridis 49 Threskiornis aethiopica 27,28,57,64 Tigriornis leucolophus 73,88 Tockus erythrorhynchus 74 fasciatus 43 hartlaubi 9 nasutus 9,43 Treron australis 41 waalia 4 1 Trichastoma cleaveri 78 fulvescens 78 (Kakamega) poliothorax 49 8 SMITHSONIAN LIBRARIES 3 9088 01793 0751 Trichastoma rufescens 55,78 ruf ipennis 78 Tringa erythropus 69 glareola 27,41,95 hypoleucos 27 nebularia 27 ochropus 41 Trochocercus albiventris 49 longicauda 49 nigromitratus 81 nitens 81 Turdoides plebejus 47 reinwardii 47,79 tenebrosus 90 Turdus gurneyi 47 pelios 47 Turnix nana 88 sylvatica 41 Turtur afer 41 Turtur tyrapanistria 4 1 Tyto alba 42 Upupa epops 43 Vanellus albiceps 5,41 senegallus 4 1 spinosus 5 tectus 5 Vidua chalybeata 50 macroura 50 orientalis 50 wilsoni 52 Zoothera crossleyi 89 Zosterops senegalensis 49,81 II AUTHORS AND CONTENTS ACCOUNTS 60 BALCHIN, C.S. Further Observations of Birds from the Ivory Coast 52-53 CHAPPUIS , C. Espèces ouest-af ricaines dont le repertoire reste à préciser 87-90 CHEKE, R. A. & HOWE, M. A. White-rumped Swift Apus caffer - New to Mali 54 DEME Y, R. & FISHPOOL, L.D.C. Additions and annotations to the avifauna of Cote d' Ivoire 61-86 EDITORIAL 1 ERRATA 58-59 FOTSO , R.C. Notes sur les Oiseaux d' Eau de la Région de Yaoundé 25-30 GREEN, A. A. The Avifauna of the Southern Sector of the Gashaka- Gumti Game Reserve, Nigeria 31-51 GREEN, A. A. Corrections to the list of Birds of Bamingui- Bangoran National Park, Central African Republic 53-54 HERROELEN, P. Une observation d' avril du Tournepierre à collier Arenaria interpres à 1' intérieure du Zaïre 93 KUHN, I . & SPATH, J. A new record of the Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis in northern Côte d' Ivoire, with notes on habitat 91-93 MEININGER, P.L. , DU I VEN, P., MARTE IJN, E.C.L. & van SPANJE , T.M. Notable Bird Observations from Mauritania 19-24 NOTICES 59,97-100 REVIEWS 55-57,94-96 WALSH, J. F., CHEKE, R. A. & SOWAH , S. A. Additional Species and Breeding Records of Birds in the Republic of Togo 2-18