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22. Tnrtur semitorquatus (nuiip.)- 

 Nairobe, 5. 2. 1809. 



2?. Chalcopelia afra (T..). 

 Dwaiigiri (Singo), Uganda, 28. 3. 1800. 



24. Tympanistria tympanistria (Temm.). 



cJ ? Kikanja, Tom, 3. 4. 1899. "Iris brown : feet purple-red ; bill black with 

 jinri)le tinge ; gape purple-red." 



These specimens are darker on the back and smaller (wing S 11.5, ? llii) 

 than Sonth African examples. There are probably two races. 



2."). Vinago calva nudirostris (Swains.). 

 Kiclinehn, Torn, Ti. 4. 1899. 



2f). Pternistes cranchi (Leach). 



Specimens of both sexes from the Mokia River in Torn agree jierfectly with 

 typical y. craiiclii. Young birds have a good deal of white on the abdomen. 

 An adult male from Ngombe on the Congo has the rufous-brown edges to the 

 feathers of the abdomen deeper rnfons, but both Professor Reichenow and 

 Mr. Grant are of opinion that this is not a subspecific character. 



27. Numida reichenowi Grant. 



c? ad. ('ampi-ya-Simba, British East Africa, 13. 1. 1898. "Iris dark grey; 

 feet black ; upper jaw of bill dark grey-brown, lower bluish grey ; wattles blood- 

 red, and a patch of similar colour on lower bill near the base, extendiuu' round the 

 nostrils and over two-thirds of the helmet ; sides of throat bright blue, with black 

 mottlings over the throat and neck." 



28. Numida ptilorhyncha LicUt. 



? Nakabimba, Torn, 2. 4. 1x00. " Iris golden brown : feet pale chocolate, 

 brown scaling in front ; upper jaw red-brown, lower yellowish brown ; upper rim 

 of nostrils, and a double carnncular ridge between them, orange-red : skin of chin 

 and throat pale lilac ; the bine wattles have no speck of red ; skin round eyes 

 lilac-blaok." 



P Mokia River, Torn, 24. 4. 1809. " Iris dark brown : feet dark brown ; 

 bill reddish brown, but horn-grey towards tip ; wattles very pale blue ; two 

 whitish blue spots en upper eyelid ; all the blue marks are whitish blue or white ; 

 throat greyish black ; neck black ; no red spot on wattles ; bristly wart between 

 nostrils reddish brown." 



<^? IIolulu River, tributary of Semliki River, Congo Free (State, C. 5. 1899. 

 " Iris dark brown ; feet chocolate brown ; upper jaw dnll red-brown near base, 

 rest of bill dull greenish grey; the bine marlsings are a mottling of dark and 

 light blue : wattles with a dark edge." 



