— 152 — 



NoHV. Die. d' Hist. Nnt., 1819, vol. XXIX, p. 426 {not p. 246 as 

 stated by Shakpk in tlie Catalague of Biids and copied from the 

 C<it<i/ijgnc by Reichknow, Vij^. Afr., II, p. 231, who does not 

 even give a référence to the Catalogue of Birds though obviously 

 taking some of bis références froin it witbout fiirtber vérification!) 

 ViEii.i.or remarks tbat bis spécimen of E. giilaris came from 

 « Australasie * obviously in error as most of bis West African birds 

 came from Sénégal and \ve may, as E. g. giilaris occiirs tbere, 

 accept Sénégal as the type locality of this species. 

 VVe sball, therefore, bave two races in West Africa 



r. — Ekrvstoml's (;ri..\Kis (iri.ARis. 



El \stomus gularis Vii:ii,i,., Noiiv. Die. d'Hist. Xat., 1819, 

 vol. XXIX, p. 426 : « Australasie » erroi e, substitute Sénégal. 



Distribution. — Sénégal, Libéria, French Ivory Coast, Gold 

 Coast. 



2. — ElRISTOMUS GUI.ARIS NEGI.ECTUS. 



Cf. supra. 



Distribution. — S. Nigeria, Cameroon, Gaboon, Angola, 

 N. Belgian Congo, Fernando i^o. 



Distinguishiiig characters. ■■- Under-surface deeper violet- 

 colourcd; upper tail coverts brighter blue. 



Famii.v h a LCYON I I)A E. 



Halcyon senegalensis senegalensîs. 



Alccdo senegalensis Linn., Svst. Xat., i2th éd., 1766, p. 180. — 

 Tvpe localitv : Sénégal. 



Mr. LowK obtained two spécimens of the Sénégal Kingfisher at 

 lin and Mr. Kemt one at .Agoulerie. 



