292 Mr. C. H. B. Grant on a Cullection of 



The immature male is larger than the female, but has a 

 rather shorter bill than the adult male and has the under- 

 parts sooty. 



There are no specimens in the National Collection from 

 anywhere near the type locality, so I am quite unable to say 

 whether these specimens would agree with those from near 

 Khartoum. 



[Adult. Irides brown; bill orange, tip black; legs and 

 toes blackish in male, black in female. 



Immature. Irides dark brown ; bill yellow, tip black ; 

 legs and toes black. 



Several seen in the Rift Valley, but appears to be scarce 

 near Mt. Maroto.] 



154. DicrocercTis hirundinens heuglini. Heuglin's Swallow- 

 tailed Bee-eater. 



Dicrocercus hirundinens heuf/Iini Neum. Bull. B. O. C. 

 vol. xvi. 1906, p. 113 : Bongo, Bahr el Ghazal. 



a. S ad. Nakwai Hills, 3800 ft. Feb. 6. 



Total length in flesh : 9| inches. "Wing : 92 mm. 



In bright plumage and but slightly worn. 



[Irides red; bill black; legs and toes greyish broAvn. 

 The Nakwai Hills was the only locality where this species 

 was observed, two being seen, but both were very wild.] 



In naming this specimen I have examined the whole series 

 in the National collection, and can only recognise three 

 races of this Bee-eater, as follows : — 



Dicrocercus hirundineus hirundineus. 



Merops hirundineus Licht. Cat. Rer. Rar. 1793, p. 21 : 

 No locality. Cf. Merops hirundinaceus V^ieill. Nouv. Diet, 

 d'llist. Nat. vol. xiv. 1817, p. 21 : Petits Namaquois ; also 

 Levaill. Hist, des Ois. Paradis, 1806, p. 36 : '• sur les bords 

 de la Riviere d'O range." 



I agree with Dr. Forbes and Mr. Robinson, Bull. Liverp. 

 Mus. vol.ii. 1899, p. 30, and Prof. Neumann, Bull. B.O. C. 

 vol. xvi. 1906, p. 113, that Merops furcatus Stanley (Salt's 

 Abyss, vol. iv. 1814, p. Ivii: Adowa, Abyssinia) must become 

 a synonym. Through the kindness of Dr. Clubb, of the 



