W. E. OGILVIB-GEANT— AVES. 435 



Merops albicollis Vieill. 



Aerops albicollis Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 317 (1902) ; Jackson, Ibis, 1906, p. 518 [Toro]. 

 a, b. d ? . Entebbe, 3500 ft., 19th Nov. [Nos. 2002, 2003. G. L.] 

 c. d . 80 miles W. of Entebbe, 3500 ft., 2nd Dec. [No. 1026. D. C] 

 Iris scarlet or dark red ; bill black ; feet brown or dirty yellow. 



It is difficult to understand for what purpose Dr. Reichenow has followed Reichenbach 

 and separated this species generically from Merops ; even the character said to be 

 found in the slight difference in the shape of the wing is not constant. 



Meeops apiastee Linn. 



Merops apiaster Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 320 (1902). 

 a. d imra. 90 miles W. of Entebbe, 3800 ft., 3rd Dec. [No. 24. R. E. I).'] 

 h. d imm. Luimi Valley, N.E. Ruwenzori, 6000 ft., 1st Oct. [No. 3622. B. B. WVJ 

 Iris crimson (a), pale chestnut {h) ; bill black ; feet brownish-black. 

 Both these immature birds are in somewhat worn plumage. In specimen a many 



of the adult chestnut feathers of the mantle are partially grown, but are still mostly 



concealed by the green plumage characteristic of.immaturity. 



[A few examples of the Common Bee-eater were seen near Entebbe, and a small 



flock was met with in the Luimi Valley on Ruwenzori at an altitude of 6000 ft. — 



Ii. B. w:\ 



Merops persicus Pall. 



Merops persicus Reich. Vog. Afr. ii. p. 322 (1902) ; Jackson, Ibis, 1906, p. 518 [Toro]. 



a. 2 . Mokia, S.E. Ruwenzori, 3400 ft., 22nd April. [No. 2282. G. L.] 



h. d imm. „ „ 19th May. [No. 8386. B. B. IF.] 



Iris dark brown ; bill and feet black. 



No. 2282 is a fine specimen almost entirely in freshly moulted plumage. No. 3386 

 is probably the young of this species, but in some respects it nearly approaches 

 M. sifperciliosus, and may be the result of interbreeding. 



Merops sdpeeciliosus Linn. 



Merops superciliosus Reich. Viig. Afr. ii. p. 325 (1902). 

 a-cl. d ? . Mokia, S.E. Ruwenzori, 3400 ft., 3rd-24th May. [Nos. 1618. B. C. 

 2320, 2323, 2376. G. L.'\ 



e-g. d ? . Mokia, S.E. Ruwenzori, 3400 ft., 7th-lSth June. [Nos. 437, 471. 

 B. E. B. ; 2397. G. L.] 



Iris scarlet or dark crimson ; bill black ; feet grey. 



No. 2376, though in most respects a typical example of the present species, has the 



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