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XV. — ^i Systematic List of the Birds of Sierra Leone. 

 By David Bannerman, M.B.E., B.A., M.B.O.U. 



There appears to be very little literature dealing with 

 Sierra Leone Ornitliology, and only three papers which 

 deal exclusively with Sierra Leone birds. The following 

 is a short list of the papers I have consulted : — 



L. Fraser. 1839. Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 34. [On a new species of 

 Corythaix.] 



L. Fraser. 1842. Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 190. 



L. Fraser. 1843. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. vol. xii. p. 367. 

 [Description of a new Pitta (P. j^ulih).'] 



Sundevall. 1849. Ofversigt K. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Forhandlingar, 

 pp. 156-163.. 



[This list contained the description of a new Hornbill 

 Bitceros cuUratus (= Ceratogymna elata), and the names 

 of 23 birds (17 of which appear to be genuine, while 

 6 ai'G indeterminable), including Caj)rimulgus inacro- 

 dipterus Afzel., which has been used by most .authors for 

 the Long-plumed Nightjar. The name cannot stand, 

 for the reasons pointed out by Claude Grant (cf. Ibis, 

 1915, p. 302, footnote).] 



Cassiii. 1851. Proc. Philad. Acad. p. 347. [Ee-described 

 ( 'Jiaunonotits suhini under name C. carbonarius, and 

 descrilies Grmtcalas azureus.\. 



Jardilie. 1852. Contrib. to Ornith. p. 57. [First record of 

 Ihdcyon striolata {^=^11. chellcuti) from Sierra Leone.] 



Sundevall. 1852. Jardine's Contrib. to Ornith. pp. 161, 162. 

 [Makes minor corrections to his description of Buceros 

 cidtratus.'\ 



Gray, G. R. 1867. List of specimens in Brit. Mus., pt. v. p. 44. 

 [(juttera cristata, recorded from Sierra Leone.] 



Jardine, Sir W. 1874. Catalogue of skins in the Jai'dine Col- 

 lection. [Contains names of 42 birds from Sierra Leone 

 collected by Fergusson, a few by Forbes and P. .Neil. 

 The skins were sold by auction in London on 17 June, 

 1886, and a numljer were then secured for the British, 

 Cambridge University, and Royal Scottish Museums.] 



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