278 Mr. W. P. Lowe on the [Ibis, 



patch of the lower nock from the sliort l)ro\vn feathers of the 

 breast.— Z>. .-I . Z?.] 



*Pelecamis sj). uncertain. 



One or two Pelicans were noticed daily, either flying or 

 fishing off the mud-flats. I was unfortunately unable to 

 obtain a specimen, but they were [)robably P. onocrotaJus 

 sharpei. 



[It does not yet seem to liave been settled definitely 

 whether the Pelican of West Africa (terra tt/pica, Angola), 

 named P. sharpei by Bocage, is a distinct subspecies or merely 

 a colour-variety. Dr. Peichenow inclines to the latter view 

 (Vog. Afr. i. p. 100). Apparently more specimens are badly 

 recpiired in the National Collection. — 1). A. B.^ 



Scopus umbretta umbretta. Hammer-head Stork. 

 Several seen wading about on the pond in company with 

 Bubulciis ibis. T saw none elsewhere. 



Ardea cinerea. (Jommon Heron. 



I only saw the one obtained, but I have no doubt they are 

 tolerably common. 



Demigretta gularis gularis. White-throated Shity Heron. 



Early in Mtii'ch these birds are very plentiful, but towards 

 April their numbers are greatly tiecreased. At Freetown 

 the}' nearly all disappear to their breeding-ground, wherever 

 that mav be, and only an odd straggler is left behind. 



Ardeola ibis ibis. Bufli'-backed Egret. 

 Very (common on the pond. Sometimes as man}' as fifty 

 seen together. 



Rhyacophilus glareola. Wood-Sandi)iper. 



Common on the beach and also noted in mangrove-swamps. 



Tringa ferruginea ferruginea. Curlew-Santlpiper. 



Ordy noticed along the beach, where it is fairly common. 

 It does not ap|)enr to have been recorded from Sierra Tjeone 

 previously. 



