568 MR. R. B. SHARPE ON THE BIRDS OF ANGOLA. [Nov. 25, 
10. CoryTHORNIS CYANOSTIGMA. 
Corythornis cristata, auct.; Sharpe, Monogr, Aleced. part 6 
(1869). 
“Male. River Quanza, May 1869. Abundant.”—J. J. M. 
Notwithstanding the convictions expressed in my ‘ Monograph’ 
and in the ‘Ibis’ (1869, p. 279), I feel obliged to own that the adop- 
tion of Linnzus’s name cristata for the Madagascar bird, as sug- 
gested by Dr. Pucheran, must be really correct. Lord Walden has 
drawn my attention again to the subject, and has pointed out to me the 
origina! descriptions of Seba, Brisson, and Linnzeus. His Lordship’s 
intimate acquaintance with Linnean nomenclature has rendered him 
skilful in determining the origins of the descriptions given by the 
learned Swedish professor ; and from the following facts I think there 
can be no doubt that in the present instance Linnzeus took his dia- 
gnosis of Alcedo cristata entirely from Brisson. 
Although Brisson and Linnzeus both refer to Seba, it is very evi- 
dent that the former had really a specimen of the bird before him 
when he was writing, and therefore his description is, as usual, par- 
ticularly exhaustive and accurate. As Dr. Pucheran remarks, it is 
curious that he could have considered the Alcedo amboinensis cris- 
tata of Seba with its red bill to have been the same as his Ispida 
philippensis cristata. Anyhow Linnzus evidently took his short 
diagnosis of Alcedo cristata from Brisson’s more elaborate one, and 
only copied Brisson in the reference to Seba. I cannot help feeling 
regret in having thus to acknowledge myself in the wrong hitherto, 
especially as the name cyanostigma (which the species must hence- 
forth bear) is applicable only to the young bird. 
11. Isprpiwa PICTA. 
Ispidina picta (Bodd.) ; Sharpe, Monogr. Alced. pt. 4 (1869). 
“Males. River Quanza, May 1869. Rare.” —J. J. M. 
Two beautiful specimens, the old male being decidedly the most 
brilliant I have ever seen. 
12. HaLcyon CYANOLEUCA. 
Halcyon cyanoleuca(Vieill.) ; Sharpe, Monogr. Alced. pt. 5 (1869). 
« Ambriz, April 1869. 
«Male. River Quanza, May 1869.’’—J. J. M. 
Two specimens. The male from the river Quanza is a young bird 
agreeing with the figure in my ‘ Monograph.’ 
13. HaLtcyon SENEGALENSIS. 
Halcyon senegalensis, Linn. ; Sharpe, Monogr. diced. pt. 7. 
“No. 9. Obtained at Columbo on the river Quanza, November 
1868. Stomach contained remains of a small lizard. 
“No. 22. Male. Ambriz. Food consisted of large grasshoppers. 
“No. 37. Male. River Quanza, May 1869. 
“Nos. 39, 40. Females. River Quanza, May, 1869.”’—J.J.M. 
