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The bird lived in the dense bush and copse vegetation 

 bordering the shores of Victoria Nyanza in the Kavirondo 

 country. 



Turturoena delagorguei sharpei Salvad. — Rchw. I. p. 418. 



5 (5(5 23. 5., 28. 5., 3. 6., 4. 7; 9 gp 19. 5., 23. 5., 28. 5., 30. 5., 5. 6., 13. 6., 

 15. 6., 23. 7. Mount Elgon. 



This Turturoena was very common in the forests on the 

 eastern slopes of Elgon. During the day it remained for the 

 most part inactive and was then seldom seen but in the mor- 

 nings it was astir and one could hear its "cooing" everywhere 

 in the dense foliage. 



The bird is met with as high up as 8,000 feet above sea- 

 level. As the various measurements of my specimens differ very 

 much from those given by other authors 1 append the following table. 



Wing, tot, length tarsus, culmen, tail, 

 179 mm. 280 mm. 23 mm. 16 mm. 120 mm. cf 23. 5. 6,500 ft. 

 177 mm. 275 mm. 24 mm. 16 mm. 116 mm. cT 28. 5. 8,000 „ 

 182 mm. 278 mm. 23 mm. 18 mm. 115 mm. cf 28. 5. 6,500 „ 

 177 mm. 280 mm. 22 mm. 17 mm. 120 mm. d 3. 6. 6,500 „ 

 177 mm. 275 mm. 23 mm. 16 mm. 118 mm. cf 4.7. „ „ 

 160 mm. 265 mm. 22 mm. 16 mm. 112 mm. 9 14.5. „ „ 

 170 mm. 255 mm. 21mm. 18 mm. 108 mm. 9juv. 23.5. „ „ 

 173 mm. 265 mm. 22 mm. 15 mm. 120 mm. 9 28. 5. „ „ 

 168 mm. 278 mm. 22 mm. 15 mm. 116 mm. 9 28.5. „ „ 

 171mm. 275 mm. 22 mm. 15.5mm. 1 18 mm. 9 30.5. „ „ 

 173 mm. 276 mm. 22 mm. 16 mm. 115 mm. 9 3.6. „ „ 

 173 mm. 270 mm. 21.5mm. 15 mm. 115 mm. 9 13- 6- » ^ 

 166 mm. 270 mm. 22 mm. 15 mm. 112 mm. 9 15.6. „ „ 

 162 mm. 265 mm. 22 mm. 15 mm. 114 mm. 9 23.7. „ „ 



V. Someren (Nov. Zool. XXV p. 264) gives 160-165 mm 

 as the wing measurements for his specimens from West Elgon 

 and 175 mm for those from Nairobi. 



From the table it appears, however, that the average for 

 cfcf is 177 mm 

 and 99 about 170 mm ' , ■ 



in birds from the eastern slopes of Elgon, 



Further, it seems as if the culmen and tarsus of 99 ^i"6 

 in general smaller than those of cfcf. 



With reference to the colour of the back of cfcf, in older 

 individuals it is predominantly very dark slate-coloured without 

 any dark reddish brown tint, whereas, in younger birds the latter 

 colour on the other hand is very conspicuous and especially 

 pronounced on the scapulars. 



Even in other respects there are different characters in the 

 coloration of old and young males. Thus for instance the grey 



