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LIST OF A COLLECTION OF BIRDS FROM THE 
1. Tinnunculus alaudarius, G. R. Gray. From the ruins near 
Hansley Bay. 
2. Melierax polyzonus, (Riipp.)$ ; Falco polyzonus , Rupp., Faun. 
Abyss., t. xy. fig. 1. Cosso. Mr. Gray identifies M. Ruppell’s 
species with the South African one figured by Le Vaillant, pi. 
27, M. musicus (Dand.) ; but when at Frankfort last summer, Dr. 
Ruppell showed me the two species in the Senckenberg Museum, 
apparently quite distinct. 
3. Scops t Red sea ; flew on board. 
4. Cotyle riparia (Linn.) From Zanzibar. Agrees well with 
English specimens. 
5. Cypselus ambrosiacus (Gm.) 
6. Goracias abyssinica. Linn. Abyssinia. 
7. Goracias caudata (Linn.) This Roller has been much con- 
founded with Goracias abyssinica. It is however more like G. ben- 
galensis. It is a rare species. The present specimen is probably 
from Zanzibar, as it is not found in the more northern portion of 
Africa. 
8. Goracias pilosa (Lath.) Abyssinia. 
9. Geryle rudis (Linn.) 
10. Halcyon pygmcea, Rupp. Atlas, t. xxviii. Moses’ Wells. 
11. Halcyon semicoerulea , Forskal. Rupp. Wirb. t. xxiv. Fig. L 
Abyssinia. 
12. Merops apiaster , Linn. Moses’ Wells. 
13. Merops lamarcki , Cuvier. Near Hansley Bay. 
14. Merops aTbicollis , Vieill. Massowa; or rather Winayoore, 
about 180 miles from it; not noticed by M. Ruppell. 
15. Merops nubicus, Gm. Moses’ Wells. 
16. Irrisor erythrorhynchus (Lath.) 
17. Nectarinia metallica , Rupp. Atlas, t. 7. Abyssinia. 
18. Nectarinia abyssinica , Ehr. Symb. Phys. t. 4. Cosso. 
19. Nectarinia natalensis, Jardine. Var. Zanzibar. M. Jules 
Verreaux, considers the Port Natal and Zanzibar specimens as dis- 
tinct species. 
20. Nectarinia albiventris , Strickland. Sp. nov. Ras Hassoun, 
African coast. This new species is described and figured in the 
present volume of Contributions to Ornithology, page 42, P^ ate 
lxxxvi. 
21. Prinia gracilis , Riipp. From Cosso. 
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