45. xcMiiJ.v. 377 



Afr. iii. p. 876(1873); Ayres, Ibix, 1877, p. 340 [Transvaal]; 

 Cfif). J. f. O. 187H, p. 244 [Teita, Ukanibaiii]; Fisch. i^- Iteuh. J. 

 f. O. 1878, p.2.-)(); Fisch. J. f. (). 187.-^, p. 2'.»4 [Takungu]; Ai/res, 

 Ihis, ISI^O, ]). -im ■ Butl., F('U(l.,i,-Rei(l, Zoul. (.3)vi. p. .V,)-i (l"882) 

 [Natal] ; SlieUey, Ibis, 1882, p. :5(J0 [Mashonii] ; Hohm, J.f. O. 1882, 

 p. 197 [Kakoma] ; Siholoic, J. f. O. 18S8, p. 341 ; Fischer, Zeit. 

 (/es. Orn. i. p. 380 (1884) ; Sharpe's ed. Laiiard's B. .S". Afr. p. o81 

 (1884) [part.] ; Bi>hm, J. f. O. 1885, pi>. 40, 53, G4, 07 [Gonda]; 

 Filch. J. f. O. 1885, p. 110 [Pangani, Ngaruku, Ngurunian, Nai- 

 wasclia]; lieich. J. f. O. 1887, p. 51 [Kibaia], 1889, p. 270 

 [Unguru] ; llartl. Abh. nat. Ver. Brem. xii. p. 39 (1891) [Ussongo, 

 E. Unguro]. 



Nuniida mitrata, Schit. (nee Fall.) P. Z. S. 1862, p. 12 ; Layard, B. 

 S. Afr. p. 260 (1S07) [part.] ; Sperl. Ibis, 18(18, p. 291 [Zanzibar]. 



? Numida cornuta, Buckl. Ibis, 1874, p. 380 [.Matabele]. 



Adult. Bony helmet long, elevated, and compressed, and usuallj' 

 curved backwards ; the base extends from the forehead to the 

 occiput, and the height varies from 1 inch to I'o. The general 

 colour of the plumage is black, thickly spotted all over with white ; 

 the spots on the upper parts smaller than those on the under, 

 and divided from one another by a network of dotted white lines ; 

 the feathers round the base of the neck are more or less barred 

 with narrow black and white bands ; a band of elongate black 

 feathers on the nape ; over the naked head and neck a few hairs 

 are scattered, most numerous below the eye ; each of the white 

 spots along the margin of the outer web of the secondaries takes the 

 form of a short oblique band. Upper parts of the head and wattles 

 at the angles of the gape red ; neck bluish purple : bill yellowish 

 horn-colour, darker at the base ; legs and feet dark horn-brown. 

 Total length 20-5 inches, wing 11, tail G-4, tarsus 3"1, middle toe 

 (with claw) 2-05. 



Ihih. Eastern S. Africa and East Africa. 



a. Ad. sk. South Africa. General Hardwicke [P.]. 



(Tvpe of species.) 



b, c. Ad. sk. South Africa, Dec. Earl of Derby [P.]. 



d. cf ad. sk. Khinoster IJiver, Orange J. II. Gui-uey, Esq. [P.]. 



Free State, May (T. 

 Ai/re^). 



e. Ad. sk. Potchefstroom, Transvajxl. F. A. Barrett, Esq. [P.]. 



3. Numida marxmgensis. 



Numida mitrata, Bocaqe (nee Pa/l.), J. Ac. Lisb. no. viii. p. 340 

 (1870) Tpart. Cacouda] ; id. J.f. O. 1870, p. 307. 



Nuniida cornuta, Bocar/e (nee Finsch Sf Hartl.),J. Ac. Lisb. no. xxiv. 

 p. 278 (1878) [Caconda]. 



Nuniida coronata, Bncaye (nee Gray), Orn. Anyola, p. .307 (1881) 

 [part.] ; Sharyje's ed. Layard'g B. S. Afr. p. 581 (1884) [part., I3en- 

 guela]; Schnlou;J. f. O. 1886, p. 412 TQua Mparal; ? Mat'^chie, 

 X f. O. 1887, p. 139 [Boga-Katani," Karema], 1887, p. 147 

 [Marungii]. 



Numida coronata marungensis, Schahic, Zeit. ges. Orn. i. p. 105 

 (1884) [Maningu\ 



Numida coronata, var., Schalow, J.f. 0. 1886, p. 430, 1887, p. 228. 



