ORNITHOLOGY OF THE COASTS AND ISLANDS 
second species was discovered not long ago in Malacca. The 
family of the Trogonide, represented in South and North East 
Africa by one and the same species, is wanting in West Africa. 
On the other hand, there is found only here the single species 
yet discovered in Africa, of the gorgeously coloured genus Pitta, 
numerously represented in Asia and Australia. The same is the 
ease with the Cuckoo-form Zanclostomus, analogous to the Ame- 
rican Coceyzus. 
The West African genera, Melenornis and Ptilopachus, 
Riippell found also in Abyssinia, whilst the distribution of the 
genera Corvinella and Pyrenestes, indigenous to Western Africa, 
extends also only over the south of this continent. If one would, 
in order to add to this, assume for certain generic forms centres 
or issue-points of distribution, such seem to be required for the 
genera Nectarinia, Trichophorus, Laniarius, Sycobius, Numida, 
and perhaps some others in Western Africa. Of the 494 species 
cited in the following catalogue, Western Africa has only 103 
common with Eastern Africa, 40 with Southern Africa, and 57 
with both. Hitherto about 47 species of Kuropean birds have 
been observed there; amongst them are 28 species of the order of 
Gralle, L.; nearly 300 species may be considered as peculiar 
to Western Africa. A tabular list, arranged by families, will illus- 
trate this. 
I. RAPACES, 30 Spzciss. 
Vulturide, 2Species. Thereof peculiar to W. Africa, 1 Species. 
Faleonide,19  ,; x i 2s 
Strigide, 9 ” ” > 3 ” 
Il. PASSERES, L., 300 Sprcres. 
Caprimulgide, 3S8pecies. Thereof peculiar to W. A frica, 1 Species. 
Hirundinide, 9 ,, 3 % oS 
T odide, a s "3 9 2 ” 
Alcedinide, 15 ,, 4s 5 10 
Meropide, 15 ,, sf . I; 
Upupide, oy 8 3, ser 
Nectariniade, 23 ,, % BS 19 5; 
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