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1921.] Birds of Tasso and adjoining Islands. 
does not accept it. In any case, this West-African bird 
resembles tbe Abyssinian species in having white primaries, 
whereas the bird Mr. Lowe saw had entirely black primaries. 
Should any naturalist or sportsman have an opportunity of 
procuring one of these birds, the chance should not be 
neglected ; and may I beg him to forward the skin to the 
Director, British Museum (Natural History), London, S.W., 
where it will be most gratefully received, tying on to its feet 
a label bearing the locality where obtained, date, and name of 
collector, and, if possible, the sex of the bird.— I). A. _£>.] 
Merops persicus chrysocercus West-African Persian 
Bee-eater. 
On 13 March only a single bird was to be seen, whilst on 
25 March they were tolerably common, flying about the 
large pond at back of Tasso village. 
Aerops albicollis albicollis. White-necked Bee-eater. 
Tolerably common on Tasso Island, 22 March. 
*Eurystomus afer afer. Cinnamon Roller. 
Common. A veiy pugnacious bird, attacking anything 
that comes near its favourite haunt. 
Halcyon malimbicus forbesi. Forbes’s Kingfisher. 
Tolerably common. 
*Ceryle rudis rudis. Pied Kingfisher. 
Fairly common around the island. 
Psittacus erithacus timneh. Timneh Grey Parrot. 
Heard nearly every morning at daybreak flying over the 
village of Tasso. They were tolerably common at the 
southern end of the island, feeding on palm-nuts. 
Bubo africanus cinerascens. Greyish-spotted Eagle-Owl. 
I only saw two of these birds ; they were in some very tall 
mangrove-trees. The one shot had been feeding on rodents. 
Two young birds were obtained at Freetown, and were sent 
to the Zoological Gardens, London, where they are doing 
well. 
