from SomalUand and Southern Abyssinia. Q77 



310. Ceryle maxima. 



Ceryle maxima (Pall.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 316. 



a. ^. Lake El Told, S. Abyssinia, 26tli Feb. No. 578. 



b. ? . Tadejemulka, S. Abyssinia, 2ncl Mar. No. 601. 

 Iris brown ; bill black ; legs green, toes black or dusky. 

 [The Great African Kingfisher was observed perching on 



stones in the water in rapid streams, and was even seen 

 on a rock in the hot springs of El Toki ; it also perches on 

 trees near rivers. — A. E. P.] 



211. Alcedo semitorquata. 



Alcedo semitorquata Swains.; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 316. 



a. ? . Errer Gota, S. Abyssinia, 20th Mar. No. 708. 



Iris brown ; bill black, red at base of lower mandible ; 

 legs red. 



[The Half-collared Kingfisher was only seen ouce on the 

 Errer River. — A. E. P.] 



212. CORYTHORNIS CYANOSTIGMA. 



Corythornis cyanostigma (Riipp.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, 

 p. 316; 1901, p. 291. 



a. c? . Kassam R., S. Abyssinia, 21st Dec. No. 277. 



b. S . Tadejemulka, S. Abyssinia, 2nd Mar. No. 604. 

 Iris brown ; bill and legs bright red. 



[The Malachite-crested Kingfisher was found on all the 

 small streams in Abyssinia. — A. E. P.] 



213. Halcyon senegalensis. 



Halcyon senegalensis (Linn.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xvii. p. 242 (1892). 



a. S' Lake Allan, S. Abyssinia, 28th Jan. No. 411. 



Iris brown ; upper mandible dark red, lower black ; legs 

 black, soles of feet red. 



[The Senegal Kingfisher was shot near Lake Ailan, S. of 

 the Hawash, one hundred yards from the water's edge ; 

 it was perched in a high tree. — A.. E. P.] 



214. Halcyon semic^erulea. 



Halcyon semicaerulea (Forskal) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 317; 

 1901, p. 291. 



