Birds from the West Coast of Africa. 261 



Mr. Chubb does not record any members of this genus 

 from Liberia, so the species must be added to his List of 

 Liberian Birds. 



[Several Quails belonging to this species were shot on the 

 Kru coast ; they were generally to be found on sandy soil 

 among the cassava. 



Another species, which I believe to be new, occurs in the 

 long grass, and one was shot at Nanna Kru but unfortunately 

 not recovered. The upper surface was olive. — W, P. L.] 



If the olive- coloured bird which Mr. Lowe shot really 

 belonged to this genus there is no doubt that the species is 

 new ; no Quail found in Africa ever assumes a plumage 

 which could be mistaken for olive-green by such an excellent 

 and careful collector as Mr. Lowe has proved himself to be. 



TURTURCENA IRIDITORQUES (CaSS.). 



Turturana iriditorques Reich, i. p. 419. 



a, b. S . Nanna Kru. 5th & 10th Jan., 1911. (Nos, 

 365, 243.) 



c. ?. Settra Kru. 14th Jan., 1911. (No. 365.) 



Iris ( (^ ) pink, ( $ ) red, bare skin round eye red ; bill 

 blue ; feet coral-red. 



Total length in the flesh 11 inches; expanse of wings 

 19 inches. 



These are welcome additions to the Natural History 

 Museum, the only skins of the species in the collection 

 being in very poor condition. According to Dr. Reichenow 

 this rare Pigeon ranges as far south as Angola. 



[The first example of this bird was obtained during a 

 pigeon shoot, flying in company with Turtur semitnrquatus -, 

 the second was shot whilst perched in a clump of high trees, 

 and the third in dense forest. The birds appear to be tame 

 but are very scarce, only one specimen having been seen 

 besides the three obtained. — W. P. L.] 



Chalcopelia afra (Linn.). 



Chalcopelia afra Reich, i. p. 426. 



a,b. c? ? . Nifu. 30th Dec, 1910. (Nos. 199, 204.) 



Iris brown; bill red, darker towards the base ; feet red. 



