158 FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ORNITHOLOGY, VOL. I. 



73. Poicephalus gulielmi massaicus (Fisch. & Reichen.}. 



Pceocephalus massaicus Fischer & Reichenow, Journal fiir.Orni- 

 thologie, 1884, p. 179. Gross- Aruscha, Masailand, German East 

 Africa. 



(?'<?, <?. 9, 9. 9. ?, 9, Jan., Kijabe. 



One of these females has the red area of its forehead extending 

 back to the middle of its crown, being equal in this respect to any of 

 the males. 



Family Coracidse. 



74. Coracias nasvius sharpei Reichenow. 



Ornithologische Monatsberichte, VII. (1899), p. 192. German 

 East Africa. 



tf, Feb., Gilgil. 



See ERLANGER, Journal fur Ornithologie, 1905, pp. 475, 458, 

 distribution of subspecies. 



75. Coracias caudatus suahelicus Neumann. 



Journal fur Ornithologie, 1907, p. 593. Uzagara, German East 

 Africa. 



d\ Apr., Voi. 



"This species, which is active, jay-like in its movements and a 

 swift flier, lives in bush country, where trees are scattered." 



Family Alcediiiidse. 



76. Ceryle rudis (Linn.}. 



Alcedo rudis Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, loth ed. (1758), p. 116. 

 cT, Nov., Athi River. 

 9,9,9, Oct., Nairobi. 



77. Corythornis cyanostigma (Rupp.). 



Alcedo cyanostigma Riippell, Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von 

 Abyssinien, Vogel, 1835, p. 70, pi. 24, fig. 2. Abyssinia. 

 9 , Jan., Naivasha. 



cT, Nov., Nairobi. 

 9 , Nov., Athi River. 



