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sometimes an infinitesimal line of white occurs on the latter, and 

 this is mostly the case with East-African individuals. Some of 

 those from the Cape Colony are not only rather larger in size, but 

 have two or three primaries uniformly brown-shafted. 



Young birds differ from the adults in wanting the black band on 

 the forehead, so that the crown is entirely like the back ; the fore- 

 head, eyebrow, and sides of face are tinged with rusty, and there is 

 no black on the upper mantle. 



Hah. Africa generally, extending into the Delta of Egypt. 



a. Ad. sk. [w.3-9]. Egypt, March 8. 



b. Ad. sk. [w. Tani, Soudan. 

 3-95]. 



c. d. (S 2 ad. sk. Kibiro, Equatorial Africa, 

 [w. 4'0]. June. 



e, f. J $ ad. sk. Lake Jipi, Aug., Sept. 



[w. 3-9-3-95]. 

 g, h. <$ 2 ad- sk. Manda Island. 



[w. 3-9-3-95]. 

 *, k, I. Ad. sk. 



[w. 3-9-4-0]. 

 m. d" ad. sk. [w. 



4-25]. 

 n. 2 ad. sk. [w 



4-1]. 

 o. 2 ad. sk. [w. 



4-3] 



Tete, Zambesi (Sir J. Kirk). 

 Transvaal (T. Ayres). 



J. H. Gurney, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 Capt. Willougkby 



Verner [P.]. 

 Emin Pasha [P.]. 



F. J. Jackson, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 F. J. Jackson, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 Livingstone Exped. 



Sharpe Coll. 



Gurney Coll. 



Potchefstroom, Aug. 16 (7". 



Ayres). 

 Kingwilliamstown, April 30 Major Trevelyan 

 (C. Newby). [P.]. 



p. 2 "ad. sk. [w. Port Elizabeth, May 18 (J. V. Seebohm Coll. 



4 - l]. Rickard). 



q, r. Ad. sk. [w. Cape Colony (E. L. Layard). Salvin-Goduian Coll. 



4-3-4-35]. 

 s. Ad.sk. [w.4'1]. Cape Colony. Seebohm Coll. 



t. Ad. sk. [w. South Africa. Sir A. Smith. 



4-35]. 



u, v. S 2 ad. [w. 



4-2] ; w. 2juv. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Otjimbinque, Damara-land, 

 Nov., March (C. J. Anders- 

 son). 



Otjimbinque, Jan., Nov. (C. J. Gurney Coll 

 A.). 



Angola (J. J. Monteiro). 



x. d ad. : y, z 



Juv. sk. 

 a'. Ad. sk. [w. Angola (J. J. Monteiro). Seebohm Coll. 



3-95]. 

 b'. Ad. sk. [w. Gaboon (Duchaillu). Tweeddale Coll. 



4-0]. 

 c'. Ad. sk. [w. Fantee (H. T. UssJier). Seebohm Coll. 



3-95]. 

 d'. Ad. ; e', f . Cape Verd, Senegambia. L. Laglaize [C.]. 



Juv. sk. [w. 



3-95]. 



16. iEgialitis sanctse helenae. 



Charadrius pecuariua (nee Temm.), Layard, Ibis, 18G7, p. 251 : 

 Neioton, t. c. pp. 261, 252, note; Baker, Zool. 1868, p. 147 5 ; 

 Melius, Ibis, 1870, p. 104. 



iEgialiris sanctie heleme. Sorting, Ibis, 1873, p. 266, pi. ix. ; Melliss, 

 St. Helena, p. 95, pi. to p. 88 (1875). 



