246 NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE SXII. 1913. 



lo. Glareola pratincola limbata? 



An adult liird iVom Niamei on the Upper Niger. This bird is decidedly darker 

 on the up{)ei-side than G. p. pratincola ; the wings measnre only 189 and I'JU mm. 

 The Pratincoles of Africa require further study. The European race migrates to 

 Tropical Africa in winter, while in East and South Africa a darker and smaller 

 form occurs and breeds — G. p. fulkhond Neum. (See Oni. Monatsber. 1910. p. 10.) 

 Neumann separates also a G. p. limbata from Abyssinia, which appears to stand 

 between G. p. pratincola and/iUleborni. It is quite conceivable that limbata ranges 

 from N.E. Africa to the Western .Sudan, aud that the Niger specimen belongs to 

 this race, but our material is insutficient to settle this question. 



10. Lobivanellus senegallus senegallus (L.) 



Two without label, one ?, Zaria, 5. x. 1912. The latter specimen has a white 

 throat without black. This is supposed to be a character of young birds, but this 

 sjiecimen appears to be adult. It cannot be a j)eculiarity of the female, because 

 other adult females have black throats like males. The wings measure 213 — 

 229 mm., tlius remaining far below the X.E. African race, L. s. inajor Neumann 

 {Urn. Mouatsber. 1914. p. S = mountains of N.E. Africa). 



IT. Hoplopterus spinosus (L.) 



? ad., Zaria, 9. xi. 1912. 



Ad., Cuzanar, on the line from the Niger to the Senegal. 



IfS. Sarciophorus siiperciliosus (Rchw.) 



? ad., Zaria, 14. iv. 1913. The chestnut chest-patch is not so bright and deep 

 chestnut as in other adult siiecimeus, which are apparently males. 



Dr. van Soraereu obtained this bird on Kikorougo Lake in Toro, Uganda 

 Protectorate, 10. xii. 1910. 



19. Himantopiis himantopus (L.) 

 One sjiecimen from Zaria without date. 



20. Tringa ochropus L. 

 (J, Zaria, 22. xi. 1912. 



21. Tringa erythropus (Pall.) 

 (" Totanus/uscus " auct.) 

 Scohipiuc cri/lhri'jiiiii Pallas, Vroeg's Cat. Cult., Aduiiibratiuiwiilti, \i. 6 (176-1 — Holland). 



Three without dates, Zaria. One is moulting all the primaries at once. Is that 

 an exception ? The wings of the other two are fully grown. 



22. Machetes puguax i,L.) 

 ?, Zaria, 15. xi. 1912. 



23. Erolia minuta minuta (Leisl.) 

 ?, Zaria, 18. xi. 1912. 



