— i5<i — 



Mr. Kkmi' in April 1905 and there is another spécimen in the 

 Mnseuni collected at Lagos by Moi.oney. Mann aisu obtained it 

 at Lagos so Nkimann intorms me. 



Froni Xortliern Nigeria \ve liave several examples trom Hida 

 on the Kadiuui river ;iik1 Hultnri (Ai.exander). 



Tidti^e. — The Pied KingHslier extends thronghout Africa sonth 

 ot the Sahara. \Ve hâve a very hirge séries reprosenting inost 

 districts. There is only one race in Africa. — The typical binl. 



l'rom West Africa \ve hâve examples from Gambia, Portuguese 

 Gninea, Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, N. and S. Nigeria, Cameroon, 

 Gaboon, Angola, French and Belgian Congo and Fernando Po. 



Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri. 



Alcedo guent/icii Shakpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., XX'H, i8g2, 

 p. 156. — Tvpe local itv : Cameroon Mountain. 



The Cameroon Shining-blue KingHsher was obtained bv Kk.mp 

 at Burutu and at Lagos by Sir A. Mai.onev. 



From Northern Nigeria \ve hâve an example from Shonga 

 collected by FekkViMAN. It is of particular interest to find that the 

 Nigérian bird belongs to the Lower Gninea form. 



There are two races of A. quadribrachys both confined to West 

 Africa. Thèse are : 



1. — Alcedo oladribr.^chys yuADRiBRACHVs. 



Alcedo quadribrachys Bonap., Consp. Av., I, 1850, p. 158 : Gninea. 



Range. — Gambia, Portuguese Gninea, Sierra Leone, Libéria, 

 Gold Coast. 



2. — Alcedo (ji-adribrachys guentheri. 

 Cf. supra. 



