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99. Halcyon senegaloides, A. Smith, S. Afr. Q. Journ. ii. 

 p. 144. 



This is also the Halcyon irrorata of Reichenbach, a name 

 generally employed by the Continental purists. 



100. Halcyon swainsoni, A. Smith, S. Afr. Q. Journ. p. 

 143. 



Mr. Layard, having quoted the Alceclo semicarulea of Gmelin 

 as a synonym of the present bird, ought certainly to have given 

 that name to the species in preference to Sir Andrew Smith's, 

 which was published fifty years after. Neither is Gmelin (1788) 

 the first authority for the name, as it is the A. semiccerulea of 

 Forskal (Descr. An. p. 2, 1775). 



101. Halcyon fuscicapilla (Lafresn. Mag. de Zool. 1833, 

 pi. 18). 



This species is the Martin-pecheur de Visle de Luqon of Son- 

 nerat (Voy. Nouv. Guin. p. 65, pi. 31) = Alcedo albiventris of 

 Scopoh (Flor. et Faun. Insubr. ii. p. 90). There can be no 

 doubt as to the correctness of this identification, for which 

 we are indebted to Professor Schlegel (Mus. P.-B. Alcedines, 

 p. 31). 



102. Halcyon striolata (Licht. Verz. Doubl. p. 12). 



The South-African race of this species, to which the Natal 

 bird quoted by Mr. Layavd on M. Jules Verreaux's authority is 

 doubtless referable, is the Halcrjon damarensis of Strickland 

 (Contr. Orn. 1852, p. 153), which, however, cannot be considered 

 more than a large race of the West-African form. Mr. J. H. 

 Gurney lately forwarded for my inspection a specimen of this 

 bird which he had received from the district of the river Lim- 

 popo, and at the same time he very kindly transmitted a speci- 

 men of H. damarensis sent by Andersson from Damara Land. 

 After a careful study I came to the conclusion that both these 

 birds were referable to the same species ; and as Mr. Gurney 

 has given them to me, I am able to subjoin their measurements, 

 along with those of some other specimens^ from various localities. 



* The first six of these are in my own collection, the seventh in that of 

 Mr. Monteiro. 



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