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 3- — CeNTROPUS I.EUCOGASTER NEt'MANNI. 



Centropiis Hcuinaniii Alexander, Bull. B. (). C, XXI, 1908, 

 p. 78 : Angu, Uelle river. 



Range. — North Belgian Congo (Uelle river and Ituri), 

 Christv obtained it at Poko and Medje. 



Distiiigtiishiiig chdi aciers. — Similar to ('. l. efule>ieiis{s but 

 considerablv snialler; wing 171-181 mm. and more. Xelmann in 

 M. S. gives measiirements as foUows : wing 170-198 mm., 

 tail ; 250-312. 



Observation. — I hâve already published a note on this rare bird 

 in the Bulletin of the British Oniithologists Chib, XXXIX, 1919, 

 p. 95 where the nestling is described for the first time. 



Note. — I ain indebted to Professer Neumann for measurements 

 of spécimens in Berlin and for his views on the races of this species. 



(Not common ; found in verv swampv bush where it is heard but 

 not seen. This is the largest and rarest of the « Bushfowl ». — 

 W. P. L.) 



Centropus grillii griliii. 



Centropiis grilla Harti,., J. f. O., 1861, p. 13. — Tvpe locality : 

 Gaboon. 



One immature female example of the Bhick-and-rufoiis Lark- 

 heeled Coucal was obtained bv Mr. Lowe at the Iju water works. 



The lack of spécimens from the tvpical localitv still hinders a 

 correct appréciation of the races of this Cuckoo. We hâve an 

 immature example from the River fa in Cameroon, but this does 

 not help us much. The races of this bird are discussed by Claude 

 Grant in the Ibis, 19 15, p. 419-421 and as we hâve no further 

 material, with the single exception of the Lagos bird, I can add 

 little to his remarks. Messrs. Sci.atek and Pkaed discuss the 



