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17. Halcyon semicoerulea (Forsk.). 



Butt. N. L. M. 1885, p. 166; id. 1886, p. 249. 

 One specimen from the Du Queah. 



18. Halcyon malimbica (Shaw). 

 Butt. N. L. M, 1885, p. 162; id. 1886, p. 249. 



Tolerably frequent along the Du Queah and Junk K 



19. Halcyon senegalensis (Linn.). 

 Butt. N. L. M. 1885, p. 161; id. 1886, p. 249. 



Very common on the Junk R. and its tributaries. 



20. Ceryle maxima (Pall.). 

 Butt. N. L. M. 1885, p. 160; id. 1886, p. 248. 



Very sparsely distributed on the Junk-, Farmington- 

 and Du Queah R. On the latter I have shot a specimen 

 as high up as Hill Town. 



21. Ceryle rudis (Liun.). 

 Butt. N. L. M. 1885, p. 161; id. 1886, p. 249. 



Observed on the Junk R. and near the coast at Grand 

 Bassa , but much less frequent than in the district of Grand 

 Cape Mount. 



22. Corythornis cyanostigm,a, Rüpp. 

 Alcedo ctjanostigma, Butt. N. L. M. 1885, p. 159; id. 1886, p. 248. 



Tolerably common along the Du Queah , where it usually 

 sits in low brushwood above the water. 



Notes from tlie Leyden IVIuseuin , Vol. X. 



