Birds from the West Coast of Africa. 235 



This species may be at once recognised by its short 

 " stumpy " bill. 



Dr. Reichenow gives the range of the bird " from the 

 Niger to Angola " — its place being taken further north by 

 A. rectirostris (Shaw), which possesses a much longer and 

 narrower bill than A. tephrol(Ema. The single specimen 

 obtained on the Liberian coast by Mr. Lowe undoubtedly 

 belongs to the latter species, and I cannot account for its 

 occurrence so far north. 



[The bird was feeding on berries. — ^Y. P. L.] 



CiNNYRIS FULIGINOSUS (Sliaw). 



Chalcomitra fuliginosa Reich, iii. p. 457. 



a-h. S ?• Nanna Km. 3rd-20th Jan., 1911. (Nos. 

 219, 225, 251, 257, 270, 297, 300, 361.) 



i, k. S- Subono. 10th Feb. and 4th March, 1911. 

 (Nos. 458, 564.) 



Iris brown ; bill and feet black. 



Total length in the flesh 6 inches ; expanse 8i inches. 



[This is a commou species in suitable localities in Liberia, 

 — W. P. L.] 



ClXNYRlS ADELBERTI Gcrv. 



Chalcomitra adelberti Reich, iii. p. 456. 



a-d. ($ ad. et imm. Nanna Kru. 3rd-20th Jan., 1911. 

 (Nos. 218, 228, 257, 354.) 



Iris brown; bill and feet black. 



Total length in the flesh 4^ inches ; expanse of wings 

 7 inches. 



[This species is not quite so plentiful as C. fuliginosa on 

 the Kru coast.— W. P. L.] 



CiNNVRIS VERTICALIS (Lath.). 



Chalcomitra verticah's Reich, iii. p. 454. 



a, b. (J. Nanna Kru. 3rd & 22nd Jan.. 1911. (Nos. 

 217, 340.) 



c. $ imm. Subono. 4th March-Fee, 1911. (No. 

 566.) 



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