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Halcyon malimbicus forbesi. 



Htikyou forbesi Sharpe, Cat. Birds. Brit. Mus., X\'II. i8g2, 

 p. 247. — Type locality ; Shonçja, N. Nigeria. 



In the British Muséum register thcre is a spécimen ^^{ Forbks' 

 Nigérian Kingfisher listed as having been obtained by Rorin Ki;Mr 

 at Burutu in April 1905. I cannot discover the spécimen in llie 

 collection but include it hère as there is very little doubt that this 

 race occurs in Southern Nigeria. Indeed, Professor Neum.wx 

 writes me that ihere are examples in the Stuttgart .Museiini shot 

 at Lagos and Okeodan by Mann. 



The races of this Kingtisher are given in Ibis, 19 iq, pp. 669-671 

 by Messrs. Sci.ater and Pr.a.ed whose revision I follow. 1 will 

 refer readers to their paper for the distinguishing characters and 

 range of the difterent forms Four ont of five races recognised 

 occur in West .Africa, i. e. 



1. - HaI.CVON MAI,IMBICi;S M.'M.IMBICUS. 



s. Cameroon to N. Angola. 



2. — H alcyon malimbicus dryas. 



St Thomas, Princes Isl, Fernando Po. 



3. — H.\LCYON MALIMBICUS FORBESI. 



Gambia to Cameroon Mt. 



4. — Halcyon malimbicus torouatus. 

 Sénégal. 



Ceryle rudis rudis. 



Alcedo rudis Linn., Syst. Nat., loth éd., 1758, p. 116. — Type 

 locality : Egypt. 



A spécimen of the Pied Kingfisher was obtained at Burutu by 



