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23. Centropus anselli. 



Oentropiis anselli, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 204, pi. ;j:3. fig. 1 ; id. .^• 

 Bomier, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, i. p. 312 (1876) ; Rvichen. J. f. 

 O. 1877, p. 15 ; Bocac/e, Oni. Angola, p. 542 (1881). 



Ceutropus savorgnani, Omt. Le Naturaliste, iii. p. 299 (1886). 



Adult (type of species). Upper half of head, back of neck, and 

 upper back black, strongly glossed with bluish green ; remainder of 

 back rufous-buff, partially barred Mith black ; upper tail-coverts and 

 tail black, glossed -with green, the former barred with buff; wings 

 deep chestnut, passing into dark brown on the inner feathers and 

 the ends of the quills ; entire throat and underparts tawny buff, 

 the under tail-coverts barred with black ; under surface of wings 

 like the upper surface, but with the coverts tawny buff like the 

 breast : bill and legs black ; iris red. Total length 22-3 inches, 

 culmen 1'6, wing 8-7, tail 12, tarsus 1-9. (2h(S. Paris.) 



Young. Differs from the adult in having buff markings on the shafts 

 of the feathers of the head and back of the neck ; the wings regu- 

 larly barred with black ; tail barred with buff, and the throat 

 mottled with partial bars of black. 



Hall. Gaboon, W. Africa. 



a. Ad. sk. Elver Danger, Gaboon. H. T. AnseU, Esq. [P.]. 



(Tj^je of species.) 

 /;. Juv. sk. Ogowe Eiver. M. Bouvier [P.]. 



24. Centropus fischeri. 

 C'entvopus fischeri, Eeichen. J.f. O. 1887, p. 57. 



Adult (type of species). Head and neck glossy blue-black ; hinder 

 neck and upper back blackish brown ; under surface isabelline ; 

 upper tail-coverts glossy greenish black ; wing rufous-brown ; under 

 wing-coverts rufous-brown, with dusky bands, tail glossy greenish 

 black : " bill and legs black ; iris carmine-red " {Fischer). Culmen 

 1-5 inches, wing G'9, tail 8'65. {Beiclienow.) 



This species is only known to me from the description, which 

 seems to agree with the young of C. anselli. 



Hah. Victoria Nyanza. 



2b. Centropus monachus. 



Ceutropus superciliosus (nee Ileinpr. S)- Flir.), Bilpp. Neiie Wirb., Vde/. 

 p. 56, pi. 21. fig. 1 (1835) ; id. S!/.<t. Uebers. p. 96 (1845). 



Centropus monachus, Riipp. Xeue Wirb. p. 57, pi. 21. fig. 2 ; id. Si/gf. 

 Uebers. p. 96 (1845) ; Bp. Comp. i. p. 107 (1850) ; id. Con-y?. Vol. 

 Zi/f/od. p. 5 (1854) ; Ilorsf. ^- Moore, Cat. B. Mus. E.I. Co. ii 

 ])."081 (1-50) ; Hartl. Orn.'W.-Afr. pp. 187, 274 (1857) ; Cass. Pr 

 Ac.Philad. 1859, p. 142; Schl. Mus. Paijs-Bas, CuciUi, p. 74 

 (1864) ; Hartl. S,- Finsch, Voq. Ostafr. p. 528, note (1870) ; 



