295 Mr. C. H. B. Grant on a Collection of 



TTganda and Ruwenzori up through the Albert Nyanza and 

 Nile Valley to Kordofan, eastern and northern Abyssinia to 

 Nubia. 



Merops angolensis Graelin (Syst. Nat. vol. i. 1788, p. 463 : 

 Angola) is at present an indeterminate name, and the de- 

 scription, especially of the cuneiform tail, in my opinion 

 does not apply to a Bee-eater at all. 



156. Melittophagus lafresnayii oreobates. Cinnamon- 

 chested Bee-eater» 



Melittoylwyus oreobates Sharpe, Ibis, 1892, p. 320 : Save, 

 Mt. Elgon, B.E.Africa. 



a, 6. (J ? ad. Amala River, 5300 ft. Oct. 19 & 24. 



Total length in flesh : ^ 8| inches ; ? 8^ inches. 

 Wing: ,$ 100mm.; ? 101mm. 



Both are in good dress and but slightly worn. The male 

 differs from the female in having the blue on the neck 

 blacker and in having blnish edges to the green outer web 

 of the secondaries, these being wholly green in the female. 



The female has a faint indication of blue next the nostrils, 

 but not sufficient to be confounded with M. l. lafresnayii. 



[Irides red ; bill black; legs and toes dirty flesh-colour. 

 Toleiably common at the Amala River.] 



I am of opinion that this race should be considered a 

 subspecies of M. lafresnayii, the ranges of both being as 

 follows : — 



Melittophagus lafresnayii lafresnayii. 



Merops lafresnayii Guer. Rev. Zool. 1843, p. 322 : 

 Abyssinia. 



The forehead and superciliaries broadly marked with blue; 

 blue on neck dark ultramarine; chest more saffron. 



Range. Abyssinia only. 



Melittophagus lafresnayii oreobates. 



Forehead green, uniform with top of head ; faintest indica- 

 tions of blue supercilmm ; blue on neck blackish indigo ; 

 chest more cinnamon. Size as in M. I. lasfresnayii. 



Range. British East Africa (Mt. Elgon to German border) 

 ■and Uganda, including Ruweuzori. 



