1919-] the Birds of the Anylo-Egyptian Sudan, 645 



Chrysococcyx auratus. 



Cuculus auratus GmeWn, Sysfc. Nat. i. pt. i, 1788, p. 421 : 

 Cape of Good Hope, 



Chrysococcyx cupreus Siwct. ; Reichw.V. A.ii. p. 94 ; Butler, 

 Ibis, 1909, p. 87. 



[B. coll.] 1 Tawela June, U.N. ; 3 Bahr el Zeraf June 

 12&14, 3 Gigging "summer," 8 Mongalla'*^ summer/' 

 Mon. ; 1 Meshra el Rek May 10, B.G. 

 [Chr. coll.] 2 Tembura Apl. B.G. ; 1 Yei Dec. L.E. 

 Claude Grant has shown (Ibis, 1915, p. 417) that the 

 name C. ciipreus Bodd. is non-existent, and we must there- 

 fore adopt Gmelin's name for this species. 



Chrysococcyx klaasi. 



Cuculus klaasi Stephens in Shaw's Gen. Zool. ix. 1815, 

 p. 128: Cape Colony (ex Levaillant). 



Chrysococcyx klaasi (Stepli.) ; Reich w. V. A. ii. p. 98 ; 

 Butler, Ibis, 1908, p. 245. 



[B. coll.] 10 Roseires Apl. 18-27 May 11 July 10 



Aug. 1-30 Sept. .~)-21, 1 Famaka May 3, Sen. ; 



2 Katta Jan. 31, B.G. 

 [Chr. coll.] 3 Meridi Jan. & Feb., 1 Wau July-Aug. 



B.G. 



Centropns grillii. 



Centropus grillii Hartlaub, J. f. O. 1861, p. 13 : Gaboon. 



Centropus nigrorufus (nee Cuv.) Reichw. V. A. ii. p. 70. 



[B. coll.] 1 Bahr el Zeraf June, U.N. 



Claude Grant in ' The Ibis ' for 1915, p. 419, gives reasons 

 for not accepting Cuvier's name for this species, and also 

 discusses the races of it. As, however, we have no material 

 from the type-locality, we prefer not to commit ourselves to 

 any subspecific name. As compared with Nyasaland birds, 

 which Neumann pronounced as identical with the typical 

 race, our specimen shows a somewliat bluer metallic sheen 

 on the head, but this is not so pronounced as in Claude 

 Grant's description of C. g. cceruleiceps. We know of no 

 previous record from the Sudan. 



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