1919-] the Birds of the Anglo- Egyptian Sudan. 673 



[C. & L. coll.] 1 Senga Dec, 1 nr. Lake No Feb. 

 U.N. 



[Chr. coll.] 6 Meridi Jan. & Feb., 2 Mt. Bagiiizi Mch., 

 1 Yambio Mch. B.G. 



[Gurney coll.] 1 Metemmah Feb, Ber. 



We are by no means certain whether the north-west 

 African race distinguished by Reicheuow, O. M. 1899, 

 p. 191, as C. a. seuegalensis can really be upheld. At 

 certain times, mostly between November and February, 

 the crown becomes distinctly greener than is usual with 

 the north-east African race, but at other times they are 

 indistinguishable. 



Coracias naevia naevia. 



i'uracias ncevia Daudin, Traite, ii. 1800, p. 258 : Senegal. 



Coracias ncevia ncevia Claude Grant, Ibis, 1915, p. 262. 



Coracias ncevius Butler, Ibis, 1908, p. 241. 



[B. coll.] 1 Pongo river Feb. B.G. ; 1 Kajo Kaji Mch. 



L.E. 

 Only found in the more southern parts of the Sudan. 



Eurystomus afer aethiopicus. 



Eurystomns afer athiopicus Neumann, J. f. O. 1905, 

 p. 184 : Upper Gelo, Abyssinia. 



Eurystomus afer apud Butler, Ibis, 1905, p. 348, 1908, 

 p. 240. 



[B. coll.] 12 nr. Roseires Apl. June July Aug. Sept., 

 1 Famaka May, Sen. ; 1 Klior Gilte, Mch. B.G. 



[Chr. coll.] 2 Mt. Baginzi, 2 Yambio Mch. B.G. 



We agree in the main with Neumann's subdivision of 

 this group, J. f. O. 1905, pp. 184-6. 



We recognize : — 



1. E. A. AFER (Lath.) 



Under surface and cheeks strongly washed with 

 lilac; central tail-coverts brown, outer ones 

 blue ; back a dark earth-brown. 

 Range. Senegal to Congo. 



