South-eastern Sierra Leone. 223 



Rotifunk, April and July 1902. Iris nearly black ; bill 

 bright yellow ; feet flesh-coloured ; claws dark. 

 Bo, January and February 1904. 

 Tikonko, February 1901. 



36. EURYSTOMUS GULARIS. 



Eurystomus gularis Vieill. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. xvii. p. 32 

 (1892) ; id. Hand-1. B. ii. p. 47 (1900) ; Reichen. Vog. Afrikas, 

 ii. p. 231 (1902). 



Bo, May 1903. 



Quite a rare bird. 



37. Alcedo quadribrachys. 



Alcedo quadribrachys Bp. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. xvii. p. 157 

 (1892); id. Hand-1. B. ii. p. 51 (1900); Reichen. Vog. 

 Afrikas, ii. p. 293 (1902). 



Rotifunk, 1902 ; brought in alive by a native. 



38. CORYTHORNIS CYANOSTIGMA. 



Corythomis cyanostiyma (Riipp.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. xvii. 

 p. 167 (1892) ; id. Hand-1. B. ii. p. 52 (1900) ; Reichen. Vog. 

 Afrikas, ii. p. 289 (1902). 



Rotifunk, 1902 ; brought in alive by a native. 



39. ISPIDINA PICTA. 



Ispidina picta (Bodd.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. xvii. p. 191 (1892); 

 id. Hand-1. B. ii. p. 54 (1900) ; Reichen. Vog. Afrikas, ii. 

 p. 286 (1902). 



Rotifunk, 1902. Iris black ; bill, feet, and claws 

 vermilion. 



Bo, April and May 1904. 



40. Halcyon forbesi. 



Halcyon forbesi Sharpe, Cat. B. xvii. p. 247, pi. vi. fig. 2 

 (1892); id. Hand-1. B. ii. p. 57 (1900). 



Halcyon torquatus forbesi Reichen. Vog. Afrikas, ii. p. 280 

 (1902). 



Irides nearly black; upper mandible scarlet; lower mandible 

 and claws black ; feet scarlet. 



