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does not accept it. In any case, tins AVest-African bird 

 resembles the Abyssinian species in liavino- \chHe prinuiries, 

 whereas the bird Mr. Lowe saw had entirely hJach primaries. 

 Should any naturalist or sportsman have an opportunity of 

 procuring one o£ these birds, the chance should not be 

 neglected ; and may I beg him to forward the skin to the 

 Director, British Museum (Natural History), London, S.W., 

 where it will be most gratefully received, tying on to its feet 

 a label bearing the lociility where obtained, date, and name of 

 collector, and, if possible, the sex of the bird. — J). A. /j.] 



Merops persicus chrysocercus AV'est-African Persian 



Bee-eater. 



On II) March only a single bird was to be seen, whilst on 

 25 March they were tolerably common, flying about the 

 large pond at back of Tasso village. 



Aerops albicollis albicollis. White-necked Bee-eater. 

 Tolerably common on Tasso Island, 22 March. 



*Eurystonnis afar afar. (Jinnamon Roller. 

 Common. A very pugnacious bird, attacking anything 

 that comes near its favourite haunt. 



Halcyon malimbicus forbesi. Forbes's Kingfisher. 

 Tolerably common. 



*Ceryla rudis nidis. Pied Kingfisher. 

 Fairly common around the island. 



Psittacus erithacus timnah. Timneh Clrey Parrot. 



Heard nearly every morning at daybreak flying over the 

 village of Tasso. They were tolerably common at the 

 southern end of the island, feeding on palm-nuts. 



Bubo africanus cinarascens. Grreyish-spotted Eagle-Ovvl. 



I only saw two of these birds ; they were in some very tall 

 mangi-ove-trees. The one shot had been feeding on rodents. 

 Two young birds were obtained at Freetown, and were sent 

 to the Zoological Gardens, London, where they are doing 

 well. 



