250 Mr. D. A. Bannermau on a Collection of 



[This is the commonest bird on the (Joast. Its habits are 

 similar to those of a Flycatcher — constantly darting out 

 after an insect and returning to its original perch to repeat 

 the process. — W. P. L.] 



CORACIAS CAUDATUS LiuU. 



Coracias caudata Reich, ii. p. 223. 



a. S ? imm. St. Paul de Loanda. 24th March, 1911. 

 (No. 635.) 



Iris brown ; bi 1 black; feet dull yellow. 



Total length in the flesli 12.^ inches ; expanse of wings 

 22 inches. 



Angola appears to be the northern limit of the range of 

 this species on the West Coast of Africa, whereas on the 

 East Coast it extends as far north as Shoa. 



Halcyon senegalensis (Linn.). 



Halcyon senegalensis Reich, ii. p. 282. 



a. ? . Sekondi. 23rd Dec, 1910. (No. 161.) 



/>, c. S • Nanna Kru. 1st Jan., 1911. (Nos. 229, 2i9.) 



Iris brown ; upper mandible red, lower mandible black ; 

 feet reddish black. 



Total length in the flesh 9^ inches ; expanse of wings 

 14 inches. 



[A very common species. It lives chiefly on iusects, 

 and inhabits dry places away from water. — W. P. L.] 



PcEocEPHALUS KUEPPELLi Gray. 

 Pieocephalus rUppelli Reich, ii. p. 14. 



a. $ . Bemfica, Morro da Cruz. 15th Dec, 1910. 

 (No. 109.) 



b. S- St. Paul de Loanda. 24th March, 1911. 

 (No. 638.) 



Iris bright reddish yellow; bill and feet black. 



Total length in the flesh 9 inches ; expan^e of wings 

 17 inches. 



[Riippell's Parrot is found in very dry country, frequenting 

 dried-up water courses. The female is easily distinguished 

 by its bright blue rump from the more soberly coloured 



