BIRDS OF ETHIOPIA AND KENYA COLONY 69 



Aside from the specimens collected, this eagle was observed at the 

 following places — Loco, Gidabo River, March 15-17, 2 seen; Abaya 

 Lakes, March 18-26, 56 birds; Tana River, August 1-^16, 8 seen; 

 Thika River, August 23-28, 8 noted; Athi River, August 29-31, 4 

 birds seen. The Kenian observations (Tana River to Athi River) 

 refer to typical vocifer, although it may be that the two races inter- 

 grade in Tanaland. 



The African sea-eagle is a widespread, abundant bird in Ethiopia 

 and Kenya Colony. Thus, Neumann ^^ noted it on every lake and 

 sizable stream throughout his journey across Shoa and the Ha wash 

 region. Erlanger ^* found it similarly ubiquitous and numerous. 

 According to Von Heuglin, the mating season in northeastern Africa 

 is in February and March, but Erlanger found two fledglings in 

 December near the Abaya Lakes, and deduced from this that the 

 breeding season must be in October and November. Von Heuglin's 

 notes need not necessarily be taken as contradictory, however, as 

 many birds of prey mate for life and are thus to be found in pairs 

 even during the nonbreeding season. 



GYPAETUS BARBATUS MERIDIONALIS Keyserling and Blasius 



Oijpaetus meridional is Keyserling and Blasius, Wirbelth. Europ., p. xx\t:ii, 

 1840: South Africa. 



The African lammergeyer was observed but once, a single bird 

 seen at Adis Abeba on January 7. It was not collected. Its ab- 

 sence in Mearns' notes is rather surprising as Erlanger ^^. and Neu- 

 mann ^^ and others found it to be quite common in Arussiland, Gal- 

 laland, and Shoa. Both of the authors mentioned consider the 

 northeast African bird distinct from the typical South African 

 '}ne7%dionalis and recognize Savigny's name ossifi^agus ^^ for their 

 Ethiopian material. I have seen no specimens on which to judge 

 this matter and therefore adhere to my policy of following Sclater's 

 list in all cases where I am not able to judge for myself, 



BUTEO RUFINUS RUFINUS (Cretzschmar) 



Faico rnfinus Cretzschmar, in Riippell's Atlas, p. 40, pi. 27, 1829 : Upper, 

 Nubia, Schendi, and Sennar. 



Specimens collected: 



Male, near Ankober, Ethiopia, January 21, 1912. 



aajourn. f. Oinith., 1904, p. 368. 



^ Idom, 1904, pp. 205-207. 



=5 Idem, 1904, pp. 201-205. 



^ Idem, 1904, p. 3G8. 



^' Syst. Ois. d'figypte, 1809, p. 78. 



