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62. Halcyon senegalensis (L.) 

 $ Pongo, Lur country, north-west shore of Lake Albert. 

 There are apparently several sub-species of this species, but H. 

 cyanoleuca cannot possibly be a sub-species ( = geographical race) 

 of it, for it occurs in many parts together with H. senegalensis. It 

 is either a species or a stage of plumage of the latter. 



6^. Halcyon chcliciiti (Stanley.) 

 Mahaji in the Lur country ; Masindi in Unyoro ; Kitanwa in 

 Unyoro ; Mwachi, two days' march from Mombasa, in British 

 East Africa. " Upper bill (maxilla) slaty-brown or dark reddish- 

 brown ; under (mandible) red. Iris brown." 



64. Corythornis cyanostignia (Riipp.)' 

 Kibero on the shore of Lake Albert and iNIruli on the Kafu 

 river in Unyoro. 



65. Ceryle rudis (L.) 

 Kibero and Mruli (Unyoro). 



(BEE-EATERS.) 

 66. M crops bullockoides A. Smith. 

 Lake Naivasha, Second Kedong, and First Kedong. 



67. AT crops apt aster L. 

 $ Muani (British East Africa), 11/11/96. In much faded 

 and worn plumage. 



68. M crops albicollis Vieill. 

 Kampala (Uganda) and jMasindi (Unyoro). 



(HOOPOES.) 



69. Upupa africana Bechst. 

 Mau and Kariandus in the Uganda Protectorate. 



70. Irrisor viridis (Licht.) 

 Kibwezi, Ukamba, British East Africa, 29/4/98. 



