Correspondence 153



CORRESPONDENCE, NOTES, ETC.


MR. WEBB’S COLLECTION


Madam,—I thought you might be interested to hear that I shall be return -

ing to England at the end of April (arriving 10th May) with a fine collection

of birds, many of which are new to aviculture.


They have been collected in the forest region and the savannah country.

At present I am “ out in the blue ”, 120 miles north of the railhead at Kumasi.


The following are some of the varieties I have on hand, but there will,

I hope, be many more by the time I leave here :—


Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus), Splendid Sunbird ( C . coccinigaster),

Olive-bellied Sunbird ( C . chloropygius), Coppery Sunbird (C. cupreus), Carme¬

lite Sunbird (Chalcomitra fuliginosus), Beautiful Sunbird (Nectarinia pulchella),

Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis), Little Collared Sunbird ( Anthrep -

tes collaris), Yellow-chin Sunbird ( Anthreptes rectirostris ), Red-headed

Malimbus ( Malimbus rubricollis) , Yellow-mantled Weaver (Ploceus tricolor),

Grey-headed Negro-finch ( Nigrita canicapilla), Chestnut-breasted Negro-finch

(Nigrita bicolor), Blue-billed Weaver ( Spermophaga hcematina), Crimson

Seed-cracker ( Pirenestes ostrinus), Red-winged Pytelia ( Pytelia phoenicoptera),

Yellow-winged Pytelia (Pytelia hypogrammica), Red-spotted Barbet ( Lybius

vieilloti), Lemon-rumped Tinker-bird ( Pogoniulus leucolaima), Yellow-fronted

Tinker-bird ( Pogoniulus chrysoconus), White-crowned Robin-chat (Cosoypha

albicapilla), Snowy-headed Robin-chat (Cosoypha niveicapilla), Wattled-eyed

Flycatcher (Platysteira cyanea), Fraser’s Eagle Owl (Bubo poensis), West

African Wood Owl (Strix woodfordi nuchalis), African Scops (Otus senegalensis),

African Harrier Hawk (Gymnogenys typicus), Gold Coast Touraco (Turacus

persa), Black-tipped Touraco (Turacus macrorynchus), Fantee Red-headed

Parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi fantiensis), White-crested Horn bill (Tropicranus

albocristatus), Black and White Casqued Hornbill (Bycanistes subcylindricus),

Allied Hornbill (Lophoceros semifasciatus), Black Tit (Parus niger), Senegal

Forest Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis fuscopileus), Red-billed Kingfisher

(Halcyon leucocephala), Shining-blue Kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys),

Latham’s Francolin (Francolinus lathami). Added to this I hope to get some

Carmine Bee-eaters (Merops nubicus) and other insectivorous birds.


C. S. Webb.


Prang,


Northern Territory,


Gold Coast.


18th March, 1937.



REVIEW


Aviculture, Vol. I : A Treatise on the Management of Foreign and

British Birds in Captivity. Published by the Avicultural Society,

1936. Price 20s.


This invaluable work, compiled by Monsieur Delacour, was first

published ten years ago and has long been out of print. The Avicultural

Society feels that the time has come to launch a reprint for the benefit



