418 On a rare Plover from the Cameroons Coast. 



a volume on the geographical distribution of this order of 

 birdsj and who finds that this Cameroons species is very dis- 

 tinct from anything that he has hitherto seen. He is, how- 

 ever, of opinion that it would be unwise to describe it as 

 a new species, since it will most likely prove to be the adult of 

 Lobivanellus superciliosus of Dr. Reichenow, which was de- 

 scribed in the 'Journal fiir Ornithologie/ 1886, p. 119, and 

 figured on plate iii. fig. 2. That description was taken from a 

 "young, apparently not completely coloured individual," ob- 

 tained by Dr. Bohm and Mr. Paul Reichard at Marungu, on 

 the south-west shores of Lake Tanganyika, in Central Africa. 

 As the adult plumage of this species is undescribed, I 

 append the following description. 



Sarciophorus superciliosus (Reichenow). 

 (J , Rio del Rey. A broad, sandy or very pale rufous fore- 

 head ; crown and nape black, a well-developed pendent yellow 

 wattle in front of the eye, remainder of the head and neck 

 uniform ashy grey. Back, scapulars, lesser, median, and the 

 basal portion of the greater wing-coverts uniform pale olive- 

 brown with a greenish gloss. Upper tail-coverts and tail 

 white ; the latter with the end half of the centre tail-feather 

 black, this black band rapidly narrowing and becoming sub- 

 terminal towards the outer feathers, and almost obliterated 

 on the outer webs of the tail, where it is only indicated by a 

 dusky shade. Primaries jet-black, with narrow white bases 

 which do not show beyond the under wing-coverts. Greater 

 wing-coverts broadly tipped with white ; secondaries white, 

 with black ends to all but the innermost ones, the black ends 

 increasing in breadth towards the outermost feathers. Crop 

 chocolate-colour, with a vinous shade; remainder of the 

 underparts of the body, axillaries, and under wing-coverts 

 white. Colour of the bill uncertain, but probably deep red, 

 with a pale end. Legs reddish black. Total length 10-5 

 inches, culmen O'S, wing 7Q, tail 3*2, tarsus 2*1. 



The second specimen is similar to the one described. 



The young bird described by Reichenow agrees very closely 

 with the adult example from West Africa in its dimensions. 



