42 



CURSORIID.E. 



Ayres, Ibis, 1871, p. 433 (Transvaal) ; Gurney in Anderss. B. 



Dam. Ld. p. 261 (1892: Ondonga); Heugl. Om. N.O.-Afr. ii. 



pt. 1, p. 968 (1873 : Tana Lake, April, May ; E. Kordofan, Oct.) ; 



Bocage, Om. Angola, p. 419 (1881 ; Novo Redondo ; Quillengues ; 



Caconda ; Garnbos ; Humbe ; Capangombe ; Bongo ) ; Shelley, 



P. Z. S. 1881, p. 598 (Melinda) ; Rolub fy Pelz. Beitr. Om. 



Siidafr. p. 246 (1882 : Orange Free State ; S. Transvaal ; Betchu- 



analand to Zambesi) ; Butler, Feilden, fy Reid, Zool. 1882, p. 341 ; 



Salvad. Ann. Mas. Genov. (2) i. p. 216 (1884: Shoa); Sharpe, 



ed. Bayard's B. 8. Afr. p. 654 (1881 : general throughout Cape 



Colony) ; Bbhm, J. f. O. 1885, p. 51 (Gonda) ; Fischer, t. c. 



p. 115 (Lindi) ; MaUchie, J.f. O. 1887, p. 138; Seebohm, Geogr. 



Distr. Char ad. p. 239 (1888) ; Biittik. Notes LeydenMus. x. p. 243 



(1888 : Katinga) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1888, p. 305 (Lamu) ; Emin, J.f. O. 



1891, p. 58 (Usagara : not on coast) ; Reichen. t. c. p. 141 (Ugogo ; 



Mpapwa ; Tabora in Uniamembe). 

 Cursorius capensis (nee Swains.), Gray, List Grallce in Brit. Mus. 



p. 61 (1844 : S. Africa). 

 Cursorius burehelli (nee Swains.), Gurney, Ibis, 1860, p. 217 (Natal), 



1869, p. 299. 



Adult. Similar to C. coromandelieus, and having the same 

 chestnut head and black and white facial markings ; no white 

 bar across the upper tail-coverts ; a large black patch on the upper 

 abdomen : " bill dusky, under mandible pale ; shanks, tarsi, and 

 feet white ; iris dusky " (T. Ayres). Total length 6 # 6 inches, culmen 

 0-9, wing 4-8, tail 1-7, tarsus 1-5. 



Hah. The greater part of Tropical Africa in suitable localities. 



a. Ad. sk. 



b. Ad. sk. 



c. Ad. sk. 



d. Ad. sk. 



e. f. Ad. et 

 imm. sk. 



g. Ad. sk. 

 h. (j 1 ad. sk. 



i. Imm. sk. 

 k. Ad. sk. 

 I. Ad. st. 

 m, n. cJ $ ad. 



sk. 

 o, p. rj ad. sk. 



q. 5 ad. sk. 



r. 2 ad. sk. 

 s. Ad. sk. 



t. Ad. sk. 



River Gambia. 



Bathurst (Quin). 



Bissao. 



Accra, April (Smith). 



Cambambe, Angola. 



Loanda, May (J. J. Monteiro). 

 Ondonga, Ovampo4and, Nov. 22, 



(C. J. Andersson). 

 South Africa. 

 South Africa. 

 South Africa. 

 Kingwilliamstown, May 7 (C. 



Newby). 

 Colenso, Natal, Nov. 21. 



Governor Rendall 



[0.1 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Monteiro Coll. 



Sharpe Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Macamac, Transvaal, 



(T. Ayres). 

 Transvaal (T. Ayres). 

 Lamu, E. Africa, Jan. 10 



Melinda (Sir J. Kirk). 



Gould Coll. 

 Sir A. Smith [C.]. 

 Sir A. Smith [C.]. 

 Major Trevelyan 



[C.]. 

 Capt. Savile Reid 

 [0.]. 

 July 24 Gurney Coll. 



Sharpe Coll. 

 F. J. Jackson, 



[P.]. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Esq. 



