678 Messrs. Ogilvie-Grant and Reid on Birds 



a. ? . Tadejemulka, S. Abyssinia, 3rd Mar. No. 606. 



b. ?. Arbawuu, S. Abyssinia, nth Mar. No. 663. 



c. ? . Myeesa River, S. Abyssinia, 14th Mar. No. 671. 



d. ? . Moulou River, S. Abyssinia, 15th Mar. No. 683. 

 e,f. c? ? . ll^rrer Gota, S. Abyssinia, 20th Mar. Nos. 



704, 709. 



g. S. Fullfully, S. Abyssinia, 21st Mar. No. 714. 



h-k. c? ? ? . Hoorsa, S. Abyssinia, 22nd & 23rd Mar. 

 Nos. 722, 728, 729. 



Iris brown j bill and legs bright red. 



[The African Grey-headed Kingfisher, though not 

 observed in the water, was never far from its edge ; 

 it might frequently be seen catching beetles. — A. E. P.] 



215. Halcyon chelicutensis. 



Halcyon chelicutensis (Stanley) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 317 ; 

 1901, p. 291. 



a,b. S S- Filvva, S. Abyssinia, 20th Dec. Nos. 268, 

 269. 



c. ? . Tadejemulka, S. Abyssinia, 5th Mar. No. 619. 



d. S • Arbawun, S. Abyssinia, 12th Mar. No. 667. 

 Iris brown ; bill and legs red-brown ; lower mandible 



red. 



[The Striped Kingfisher gets its living entirely away from 

 the water, and is very common. — A. E. P.] 



216. CoRACIAS ABYSSINICQS. 



Coracias abyssinicus Bodd. ; Grant, Ibis_, 1900, p. 317; 

 1901, p. 291. 



a. S • Dalado, S. Abyssinia, 14th Dec. No. 237. 



b. S- Arbawun, S. Abyssinia, 17th Dec. No. 248. 



c. ? . Hawash R., S. Abyssinia, 19th Dec. No. 258. 



d. e,f. c? ? . Kassam R., S. Abyssinia, 21st Dec. Nos. 

 279-281 . 



g. ? . Tadejemulka, S. Abyssinia, 2nd Mar. No. 602. 

 Iris brown; bill black; legs dull yellow. 

 [The Abyssinian Roller was very common, very tame, and 

 very noisy. It had a quick descent on the wing, followed 



