BIEDS OF ETHIOPIA AND KENYA COLONY 29 



Family CICONIIDAE 



CICONIA CICONIA CICONIA (Linnaeus) 



Ardea ciconia Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, p. 142, 1758: Europe, Asia, Africa; 

 restricted type locality, Sweden. 



Although no specimens of the white stork were obtained by the 

 Frick expedition, Mearns recorded seeing one near a native village 

 between Wadi Malka and Chadi Malka, December 22. 



This winter visitor from Europe appears to be decidedly local in 

 Ethiopia, much less so than in Kenya Colony. Erlanger ^° never saw 

 it during his memorable journey, but Hilgert observed a flock of 

 about 200 birds on the Daroli River February 23. 



DISSOURA EPISCOPUS MICROSCELIS (Gray) 



Ciconia microscelis Gray, Genera Bds., vol. 3, p. 5G1, pi. 151, 1848 : No type 

 locality ; Africa, see Reichenow, Yog. Afr., vol. 1, p. 348. 



No specimens of the wooly necked stork were obtained, but the 

 species was observed at the following places: Aletta, March 7-13, 2 

 seen; Loco, March 13-15, 12 birds; Abaya Lakes, March 23-26, 2 seen. 

 Gato Eiver, March 29 to May 17, 10 birds ; Bodessa, May 18, 1 noted ; 

 Wobok, June 18, 2 seen ; near Saru, June 19, 2 birds ; Northern Guaso 

 Nyiro River, July 31 to August 3 seen ; Athi River, August 31, 1 bird. 



The bird seen at Bodessa was found with several vultures at the 

 carcass of a mule. Whether this stork is regularly a scavenger like 

 Leptoptilus cimmeniferas is an open question. 



SPHENORYNCHUS ABDIMII (Lichtenstein) 



Ciconia abdimii Lichtenstein, Verz. Doubl., p. 70, 1823 : Near Dongola, 

 Sudan. 



Specimens collected: 



Adult male, Aletta, Ethiopia, March 10, 1912. 



Adult male and adult female, Loku, Lake Abaya, Ethiopia, March 

 13, 1912. 



Adult female, Loku, Lake Abaya, Ethiopia, March 15, 1912. 



Adult male. Lake Abaya, Ethiopia, March 24, 1912. 



Adult female, Gato River near Gardula, 4,000 feet, Ethiopia, April 

 ]9, 1912. 



Soft parts: Iris dirty yellow granulated with brown; bill olive 

 green tipped with dull red; frontal skin reddish yellow bordered 

 with blue; chin, throat, and area in front of the eye Vermillion; 

 sides of face blue; bare tibia and tarsus black; heel joint and toes 

 brick red ; claws brownish black. 



»«Journ. f. Ornith., 1905, p. 103. 



