272 Ko\-ITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXV. 1918. 



the biownish wash on the breast which the southern birds possess. For the 

 time being I place these as typical Y. obsoletus, and the Fort Hall birds as Y. o. 

 ingens. The former may be Neumann's Y.o. nigricans (Abyssinia). 



COLIIDAE. 



1. Colius leucotis affinis Shelley (White-cheeked Coly). (PI. VI. VII.) 



o -. It is quite apparent that when series of each is laid out side by side 

 the birds from the East African coast are distinct from inland ones, and as 

 I have had the opportunity of examining the type of C. leucotis berlepschi 

 Hartert, I have no hesitation in saying that birds from Eastern Uganda south to 

 certainly as far as Athi River are not C'.l. berlepschi but must be C. I. affinis. 



Vide C. Grant, Ibis 1916. Van Someren, Ibis 1916, and Journal of East 

 Africa and Uganda Nat. Hist. Society, 1917 (" Report on Birds from Lamu and 

 district"). 



TKOGONISAE. 



1. Hapaloderma narina Steph. (White-tailed Trogon). 



(J 2, ? 1. These birds in no way differ from l)irds collected in Western 

 Uganda or in East Africa. A certain amount of variation exists in the shading 

 of the green on the mantle and in the intensity of the crimson of the breast, 

 but birds from all three localities can be matched. These colours vary with age 

 and exposure. 



2. Hapaloderma vittatum Shell. (Barred-tail Trogon). 



o 1 , 2 1 . The two birds before me appear to differ some\\hat from speci- 

 mens from Nairobi and thstrict, but I have not yet obtained a sufficient series 

 from Uganda to note whether these differences are cons ant. 



CORACIIDAE. 



1 . Eurystonias rufobuccalis Reichenow (Rosy-cheeked Yellow- billed Roller). 

 o 1. This appears to be typical E. rufobuccalis. 



AI.CEDINIDAE. 



I. Halcyon senegalensis senegalensis Linn. (Gre,\-ljrcasted Kingfisher). 



(J. An adult in fresh full plumage. The amount of bluish wash on the 

 crown is not a constant feature. 



niEROPIDAE 



I. Melittophagus lafresnayi oreobates Sharpc (Cinnamon-breasted Bee- Eater). 



o 1, cj Juv. This male, though obtained from the type locahty of 31. 

 oreobates, has a distinct blue forehead and superciliary stripe, furthermore the 

 band on the chest is dark blue not blue-black, with a Unc of blue separating the 

 yellow of the throat from the band. The yellow of the throat is of a paler shade 

 than in specimens from East Africa. 



