Coraciidse of the Ethiopian Region. 275 



Geol. & Zool. of Abyss, p. 330 (1870) ; Finscli, Trans. Zool. 

 Son. vii. p. 220 (1870). 



Coracias africana, Shaw & Nodd. Nat. Misc. xi. pi. 401 (1799). 



Le Petit Rolle violet, Lavaill. Rolliers, pi. 35 (1806). 



Eurystomus purpurascens, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxix. 

 p. 427 (1819) ; Bonn, et Vieill. Ene. Meth. ii. p. 872 (1823) ; 

 Bouap. Consp. Vol. Anis. p. 7 (1854). 



Colaris purpurascens, Wagl. Syst, Av. Colaris, no. 2 (1827). 



Colaris viridis, Wagl. Syst. Av. Colaris, no. 5 (1827) ; Reich. 

 Handb. Merop. p. 57 (1852). 



Eurystomus viridis. Gray, Gen. of B. i. p. 62 (1845) ; Bonap. 

 Consp. Gen, Av. i. p. 168 (1850) ; Hartl. Beitr. Orn. Westafr. 

 p. 17 (1852); id. J. f. O. 1853, p. 399; Miill. J. f. 0. 1855, 

 p. 7. 



Eurystomus rubescens, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxix. p. 426 

 (1819); Bonn, et Vieill Enc. Meth. ii. p. 871 (1823); Sw. 

 Birds of W. Afr. ii. p. 112 (1837). 



Eurystomus orientalis (nee Linn.), Riipp. Syst. Uebers. p. 23 

 (1845); Heugl. Syst. Uebers. p. 17 (1856). 



Colaris afra, Cuv. Regne Anim. i. p. 401 (1817); ReioJi. 

 Handb. Merop. p. 56, t. ccccxxxviii. figs. 3201, 3202 (1852). 



Cornojjio afer, Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. Th. ii. p. 119 (1860) ; 

 Cab. in Von der Decken's Reise, iii. p. 34 (1869). 



Adult. General colour pale lilac-bvown, with a distinct lilac 

 gloss ; the least wing-coverts, bordering the edge of the wing, and 

 the greater coverts deep ultramarine, the inner ones inclining to 

 cobalt; quills black, externally washed with ultramarine, the 

 outer web of the primaries inclining to cobalt ; the under sur- 

 face of the wing greyish black glossed with cobalt; upper tail- 

 coverts dull cobalt ; tail silvery cobalt, inclining to white on the 

 inner web, the middle feathers brown washed with blue, the ex- 

 tremities of all the feathers banded with black, more narrowly 

 on the outer ones ; under tail-coverts cobalt ; iris olivaceous ; legs 

 pale yellowish olive; bill deep yellow. {Blanford.) 



Young. Similar to the adult, but has the underside washed 

 with pale thalassine-blue from the breast downwards, the lower 

 flanks being entirely blue ; the wing-coverts pale greyish-brown, 

 and all the rest of the plumage very much duller. 



