50 
Mr. H. T. Ussher on the 
except on one occasion, when I shot one near the month of 
a creek among the rocks on the sea-shore. They will fight 
if only wounded, and can strike hard with their powerful 
bills. I have noticed that in old specimens the hills become 
blunted and not unfrequently damaged. 
28. Corythornis cyanostigma (Rupp.): Sharpe, p. 6. 
Very common on the Gold Coast, in the vicinity of water, 
but occasionally met with in forest-land. 
29. Ispidina picta (Bodd.): Sharpe, p. 7. 
This pretty Kingfisher is common on the Gold Coast, and 
may he seen everywhere busily flitting about, both near 
water and in the forests. He is especially fond of frequent¬ 
ing low palms, where he doubtless finds some favourite food, 
and where he occasionally flits like a small jewel across the 
gloom, emitting at the same time a curious little cry. This 
species was common on the Yolta. 
30. Ispidina leucogastra (Fras.): Sharpe, p. 7. 
Rare upon the Gold Coast. I have, however, received a 
few specimens from Aubinn, who procured them in the in¬ 
terior, but did not tell me the exact locality. 
31. Halcyon badia, Yerr.: Sharpe, p. 7. 
A very rare bird on the Gold Coast. I have seen only 
two specimens, collected in Denkera by Aubinn, of which one 
was immature. Its habits appear to be identical with those 
of the other insect-eating King-fishers; and it is evidently 
not a water-species. 
32. Halcyon dryas, Sharpe, p. 7. 
These Kingfishers are pretty commonly distributed over the 
wooded districts of Fantee, their favourite habitat being 
rather thick jungles or dense palm-forests, where I have been 
frequently startled by their chattering cry and bright colours 
as they flew across. They have no objection to damp jungle 
or bush, but do not appear to show any particular predilec¬ 
tion for the vicinity of water. I shot several kinds of King¬ 
fishers, however, up the Yolta near the river itself; but they 
did not appear to hawk over the water, but generally affected 
