Mr. W. P. Lowe on the 
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[Ibis, 
patch of the lower neck from the short brown feathers of the 
breast.— D. A. i?.] 
*Pelecanus sp. uncertain. 
One or two Pelicans were noticed daily, either flying or 
fishing off the mud-flats. I was unfortunately unable to 
obtain a specimen, but they were probably P. onocrotalus 
sharp ei. 
[It does not yet seem to have been settled definitely 
whether the Pelican of West Africa (terra typica , Angola), 
named P. sharpei by Bocage,is a distinct subspecies or merely 
a colour-variety. Dr. Keichenow inclines to the latter view 
(Yog. Afr. i. p. 100). Apparently more specimens are badly 
required in the National Collection.— 1). A. B.~\ 
Scopus umbretta umbretta. Hammer-head Stork. 
Several seen wading about on the pond in company with 
Bubulcus ibis. I saw none elsewhere. 
Ardea cinerea. Common Heron. 
I only saw the one obtained, but I have no doubt they are 
tolerably common. 
Demigretta gularis gularis. White-throated Slaty Heron. 
Early in March these birds are very plentiful, but towards 
April their numbers are greatly decreased. At Freetown 
they nearly all disappear to their breeding-ground, wherever 
that may be, and only an odd straggler is left behind. 
Ardeola ibis ibis. Buff-backed Egret. 
Very common on the pond. Sometimes as many as fifty 
seen together. 
Rhyacopliilus glareola. Wood-Sandpiper. 
Common on the beach and also noted in mangrove-swamps. 
Tringa ferruginea ferruginea. Curlew-Sandpiper. 
Only noticed along the beach, where it is fairly common. 
It does not appear to have been recorded from Sierra Leone 
previously. 
