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CICONIDiE. 



40. Pseudotantalus ibis (Linn.). 



Tantalus Ibis Linn., S. X., I, p. 241, 1766. [Egypt.] 

 Tana river, June 19. "Irides silver gray, bill ochraceous, duller 

 and darker at the tip, bare skin bright red fading to yellow in front 

 of the feathers, feet ashy green, thighs paler with a broad garter of 

 magenta red." 



41. Leptoptilus crumeniferus (Less.). 



Ciconia crumenifera Les.s., Traite d'Orn., p. 585, 1831. [Senegal.] 

 El Bolossa swamp, September 2. "Irides hazel, bill dirty greenish 

 white, bare skin on head dull red spotted and mottled with black, 

 neck purplish flesh spotted with black, a patch of pale vermilion at 

 base between shoulders, feet black." 



ARDEID^. 



42. Ardea purpurea Linn. 



Ardea purpurea Linn., S. N., I, p. 236, 1766. [Asia.] 



Naivasha, July IS. "Irides pale straw, bill yellow deepening to 

 orange at tip and brown along ridge of upper mandible, a brown patch 

 below and in front of the eye, orbit greenish yellow, tarsus greenish 

 yellow, metatarsus brown in front, greenish yellow at back, toes brown 

 chrome yellow lieneath." 



ANATID^. 



43. Chenalopex aegyptiacus (Linn.). 



Anas oegyptiacus Linn., S. N., I, p. 197, 1766. [Egypt ] 

 Naivasha, August 12 and 22; Pesi swamp, October 8. ''Irides dark 

 straw, bill flesh mottled with black, nail black, feet flesh color." 



44. Sarkidiornis melanota (Penn.). 



Anser melayiota Penn., Ind. ZooL, p. 12, PI. XI, 1769. 



Tana river, June 16. "Irides hazel, bill black, feet ash." 



45. Anas undulata Dubois. 



Anas undulata Dubois, Orn. Gall., p. 119, PI. 77, 1839. [Cape of Good Hope.] 

 A pair from Naivasha, August 12 and 18. " Irides hazel, bill chrome, 

 with triangular black spot at gape, black nail and patch on ridge, 

 feet brown." 



46. Nettion punctatum (Burch.). 



Anas punctata Burch., Travels, I, p. 283 (note), 1822. [Zak river.] 

 Naivasha, August 12; El Bolossa swamp, September 17. "Irides 

 blue gray, bill l^lue gray, black along the ridge, feet stone gray." 



