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48. Herodias bracliyrhyiiclia Brehm. 



1 J, Kabaré 1913. Iris »påle yellow». This specimen | 

 is in nuptial plumajie, and it is thus probable that tbe spe- 

 cies breeds at Lake Albert Edward, although ist has not 

 been recorded from the Lake district before. _ 



49. Herodias alba L. 



J*? Kabaré, 1913; 1 J^, 2 $? ibid. 20/3 1914. AU tbese 

 speeimens ha ve a yellow bill, although two of the birds 

 shot in March are in full nuptial plumage. This is fuUy in 

 accordance with Reichenow's statements and appears thus 

 to be a racial characteristic. 



50. Herodias g.arzetta L. 



1 specimen from Lake Albert Edward, June 1913; 1 J* 

 in splendid nuptial plumage from Kabaré ^^j-a 1914 proves 

 that the speoies breeds there, although as yet not recorded 

 from the Lake district. 



51. Vinago calva salvadorii Dubois. 



1 young specimen from Kasindi, Aug. 1913; 1 c? f^ut- 

 shuru ^Vc 1 ¥ ibid. 7? 1914. 



52. Columba albinucha Sassi. 



1 $ Beni, July — Aug. 1914; Jris »orange». 



As the type described by Sassi 1912 was a male, it is 

 of interest that this collection contains an old female. This 

 specimen differs from Sassi's description in the following 

 points. The nape is not pure white, but has a tint of 

 »plumbago blue» (Dauthenay: Rép. de Coul. 207). The 

 upper back has a very dark shade of vinous purple. The 

 lower back and upper tall coverts are »bluish black» (exactly 

 Dauthenay's 348, 2). The wing-cowerts are similar, but still 

 darker, and the quills almost pure black. The feathers of 

 the före neck are »Payne's grey» (Dauthenay, 356) with 



