133 ON THO CRESTED KINGFISHERS OF AFRICA, 
Mr. W. T. Blanford, the geologist attached to the late 
Abyssinian Expedition, has had the courtesy to submit to me two 
specimens obtained by him during his sojourn in that country, 
and these evidently ‘belong to the same small race as the bird 
from the White Nile. I subjoin the measurements of the two 
Abyssinian specimens, and those of the other birds from Western 
and South Kastern Africa employed by me in my paper in the 
‘ This.’ 
No. Sex. | Locality. Authority. oe Rostr.| Al. 
1 male Acula Blanford 4°6 1:15 | 2°25 
2 male Dongolo Blanford 4:6 1:2 2°2 
3 White Nile Petherick | 4°75 21 
4 R. Gambia mus R. B.S. | 4.70 | 1:15 | 2:2 
5 Benguela Monteiro 4°80 | 1.15 | 2:2 
6 male West Africa Verreaux 5°00 | 1:25 | 21 
7 Natal Ayres | 5°20 | 1:20 | 2:3 
8 Natal Ayres | 6°00 | 1°20 | 23 
9 Cape Colony mus. R. B.S. | 5°30 | 1:30] 2°3 
It will be seen at a glance that the bird from Western Africa 
is intermediate in size between the one from Abyssinia and that 
from South Africa. Should, however, some future ornithologist 
be bent upon separating the Abyssinian bird as distinct, it must 
bear the name of Corythornis cyanostigma, as the type of this sup- 
posed species came from Abyssinia. 
The present species is spread over the whole of the Aithiopian 
region, and is nowhere very rare. Dr. Finsch, however, thinks 
that the bird from the island of St, Thomas, stated to be of this 
species by Professor Barboza du Bocage, is more likely to be C. 
ezruleoceplala and I agree with the learned doctor in this sup- 
position. Nevertheless, my friend Mr. Keulemans expresses his 
belief from personal observation, that the true C. cristata is 
occasionally found there; and he also informs me that, according 
to the natives, a bird with avery long crest issometimes met 
with in Princes’ Island, so that it may be an occasional visitor 
there also. ‘That these little Kingfishers do sometimes take long 
flights, Mr. Keulemans is certain ; for in some of his excursions 
