123 — 



RaiiS^c — C. aifcr lias a verv extensive range. We hâve spéci- 

 mens from tlie following localities : — From West Africa; Gambia 

 Portuguese Guinea, Sierra Leone, Libéria, Gold Coast, S. Nigeria, 

 Cameroon and N. Angola. 



From Central and East Africa; Siidan, Bahr-el-Gliazal, Belgian 

 Congo, Somaliland, Abvssinia, French Equatorial Africa, Niani- 

 Niani, Uganda, Kenva Colonv, Tanganvika Territory, Nyasaland, 

 S. Rhodesia, Port. East Africa. 



From South Africa; Transvaal, Cape Colonv and Damaraland. 



There appears to be onlv one race throughout Africa. 



(Appears to be a scarce bird, onlv seen on two occasions each 

 time on the edge of thick swanipv bush. Thev are useful birds 

 feeding on grasshoppers. — \V. P. L.) 



Ceiithmochares aereus flavirostris. 



Zanciostomus flavirostris Swains, Birds W. Afr., II, 1837, 

 p. 183. — Tvpe localitv : West Africa = Sénégal. 



The two spécimens which Mr. Lowe has obtained at Iju, near 

 Lagos, of this Yellow-billed Coucal considerablv extend its range 

 along the Guinea Coast. Hitherto it was onlv recorded between 

 Sénégal and the Gold Coast Colonv. 



There are two forms of this Coucal in West Africa : The tvpical 

 species C. aereus aereus ranges from Cameroon through Gaboon 

 and the French Congo to N. Angola. 



It is of spécial interest, therefore, te compare S. Nigérian birds 

 and to find that they belong to the more northern race and not to 

 the typical species. The boundarv line is doubtless somewhere in 

 the neighbourhood of the Cameroon Mt. and Manenguba Hills. 



The Iwo West African races are : 



I. — Ceuthmochares aereus aereus. 



Cuculus aereus Vieill., Nouv. Dict. d'Hist. Nat. VIII, 1817, 

 p. 229 : Malimbe, Portuguese Congo. 



