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Five examples from El Bolossa swamp, August 31 to September 

 24. ''Irides silver gray, orbits, bill and feet chrome yellow." 



PERISTERID^. 



10. Turtur senegalensis (Linn.). 



Columba senegalensis Linn., R. X., I, p. 2S3, Xo. 26, 1766. [Senegal.] 

 Three specimens from the Tana river, June 6 to 17. "Irides hazel, 

 bill purplish black, feet vinaceous." 



11. Turtur damarensis Finsch and Hartlaub. 



Turtur damarensis Finsch and Hartl., ^'6g. Ost-Afr., p. 550, 1870. 

 Two from the Tana river, June 20 and 29. " Irides hazel, bill black, 

 feet vinaceous." 



12. Turtur semitorquatus (Riipp.). 



Columba semitorquata Rupp., Xeue Wirbelth. Vog., p. 66, t. 23, fig. 2, 1S35. 

 [Abyssinia.] 



Thika river. May 22. "Irides chrome yellow, bill black, feet vina- 

 ceous." 



13. Tympanistria tympanistria (Temm.). 



Columba sipnpanistria [sic] Temm. and Knip., Pigeons, 1, fam. seconde, p. SO' 

 PI. 36, islO. [S. Africa.] 



One from the Thika, May 25, and another from the Guaso Nyiro, 



October 21. "Irides hazel, bill dusky purple, feet vinaceous." 



14. Chalcopelia afra (Linn.). 



Columba afra Linn., S. X., I, p. 2S4, 1766. [Senegal.] 

 Pesi swamp, October 6. "Irides hazel, bill dark purple, feet vin- 

 aceous." 



RALLIDJE. 

 15- Limnocorax niger (Gmel.). 



Rallus niger Gmel., S. X., II, p. 717, 17SS. [Cape of Good Hope.] 

 Guaso Nyiro, October 21. "Irides and orbit crimson, bill greenish 

 yellow, feet pale coral red." 



16. Gallinula chloropus (Linn.). 



Fulica chloropus Linn., S. X., p. 152, 1758. [Europe.] 

 Naivasha, August 13. "Irides crimson, bill coral red tipped with 

 yellow, feet grass green, garter crimson." 



17. Porphyrula alleni (Thomp.s.). 



Porphyria Alleni Thomps., An. and Mag. Xat, Hist., X, p. 204, 1842. [Idda 

 W. Africa.] 

 Naivasha, August 25, shot among reeds on the edge of the lake. 

 "Irides light brown, bill pale green, dusky on ridge and at base of 

 upper mandible, feet greenish gray." 



