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Range. — This species ranges from Gainbia to Angola and 

 across Africa tn Niam-Xiain, I.ake \vasa and Tanganvika 

 Territoiy. 



It is represented in llie Firitish Muséum froni Gambia, Portu- 

 guese Guinea, Sierra Leone, Libéria, (iokl Coast, X. Nigeria, 

 Fernando Po, Cameroon , Gaboon , Spanisb Congo, Angola, 

 N. Belgian Congo and Nvasaland. 



Famii.v PHALACROCORACIDAE. 



Phalacrocorax africanus africanus. 



Pelicaniis nfricanii' (jMki.in, Svst. Nat., I, pi. 2, ijSq, p. 577. 

 — Tvpe localitv ; AtVica. 



An example ol ihe Atrican Lon^-tailed (^ormorant was sliol at 

 Lagos by Mann. 



This species is lound botli inland and on the coasts of Atrica 

 from Cianibia and E>;vpt to Cape Colonv. 



Family CICONIIDAE. 



Dissoura episcopus macroscelis. 



Ciconia inicroscelis CiRAV, (ienera Hds, 111, 1848, p. 561. — 

 Tvpe localitv : L'nknown. 



Mr. LowE brought back a spécimen of the African Stork which 

 was shot at the Iju water works near Lagos. It is represented in 

 the British Muséum from Libéria, Cameroon, lielgian Congo, 

 Egvptian Sudan antl Nvasaland. 



I). e. inacroscelis is the African représentative of the species. 

 The tvpical bird came from the Coromandel Coast, S. India and 

 another représentative inhabits Bornéo. 



(Rare. A single bird obtained bv Mr. Brown along the Iju River. 

 It had been feeding on beetles. — W. P. L.) 



