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in dry portions of the jungle. It occurred about AUat 

 and Ain at the base of the hills, and was also seen in the 

 Anseba valley. 



Hartlaub (Syst. Omith. West-Afi-ika's) separates 

 Swainson's Halcyon rujiventer (B. of W. Africa, ii. p. 

 101) from this species ; but my specimens agree very 

 well with Swainson's figure and description. 



62. H. senegalensis (Liim.). 



Ferr. et GaU. No. 171. 



H. canerophaga, Heugl. Syst. Uebers. No. 129 (nee. Lath.). 



Dacelo senegaUiisis, HengL Om. N. 0. Ait. No. 148. 



Iris browttj upper mandible red, lower mandible black, 

 legs purplish black, soles of feet salmon colour. This is 

 also an insectivorous species. It was only met with on 

 the Anseba, where it occurred, far from commonly, in the 

 thickets along the bank of the stream. It was, however, 

 never seen sitting beside the water, nor were there any 

 fish in the torrent which could have attracted it, and the 

 stomach in all the specimens killed contained insects 

 only. This bird has a very loud shrill cry, quickly 

 repeated, not unlike the alarm-note of a Woodpecker. 



Apparently this Kingfisher migrated into the Anseba. 

 valley about the latter end of July, as it was not seen 

 there before. 



63. Ispidina picta (Bodd.). 



AUedo ccerulea, Kuhl.— Rupp. Neu. Wirb. p. 70, et Syst. Uebers. 



No. 93. 

 Ispidina cyanotis, Brehm, Habesch, No. 32. 

 I. picta, Sharpe, Alcedinidse, pt. iv. 

 Ahedo picta, Heugl. Omith. N. 0. Afr. No. 143. 



Iris brown, bill and legs scarlet. In the yoimg bird 



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