192 Mr. R. B. Sharpe on the 



Adult female. Exactly similar to the adult male. 



Young. Forehead, eyebrow, and nuchal patch very distinct ; 

 upper surface of the body olive-green ; wing-coverts as in the 

 adult, but more mixed with reddish brown, quills as in the adult, 

 but the innermost secondaries more decided olive-green ; middle 

 of the back dull reddish brown ; tail for the most part ultra- 

 marine, all the tail-feathers edged vv^ith olive-green, except the 

 two middle feathers, which are entirely of this colour ; under 

 surface of the body dull greyish brown, becoming reddish on the 

 flanks ; all the white stripes very broad and distinct, and having 

 a very slight greenish lustre. Total length 11*5 inches, of bill 

 from front 1*3, wing 7*0, tail 5*5, tarsus 0'8, middle toe 1*0. 



Hah. North-Eastern Africa : Abyssinian coast-land {Heug- 

 lin), Abyssinia proper {Riippell, Hevglin, Blanford), Kordofaa 

 [Petherick, Heuglin), White Nile [Heuglin), Bogos Country 

 [Jesse, Blanford). Southern Africa : Natal [Ayres), Transvaal 

 [Aijres), KafFraria [Le Vaillant), Middleburg, Eastern Cape 

 Colony [O'Reilly, Layard), Damara Land [Andersson), On- 

 donga, Ovampo Land [Andersson). Western Africa : Angola 

 [Henderson), Huilla [Anchieta)', Ambriz [Monteiro), Bissao 

 [Beaudouin), Casamanze [Verreaux), River Gambia (Mm5. -R. 

 B. S.) . 



The White-naped Roller is a bird of wide distribution in 

 Africa, but has not yet beeu collected on the eastern coast, nor 

 on the greater part of the western coast. There is, however, so 

 far as I can see, no reason why it should not be met with in 

 these localities, though it may possibly only occur as a passing 

 visitant. It is probably migratory throughout the Ethiopian 

 region; for Mr. Ayres only notices it in Natal "in summer," 

 and specimens in my collection from Damara Land are dated 

 by Andersson ' January 22nd, 1867,^ and 'March 4th, 18G5,' 

 while Mr. Monteiro obtained it at Ambriz in February. To- 

 ward the end of March, Mr. Jesse met with it in Abyssinia ; 

 and it was plentiful on the Anseba in July. Neither of the 

 English naturalists found it breeding in North-east Africa; nor 

 does Dr. von Heuglin appear to have noticed it. It is clear, 

 however, that it breeds in South Africa, and then probably re- 

 tires to more northerly regions in the winter. I cannot find 



