obtained in British East Africa. 79 



four together. Their flight is weak, and they rarely go far 

 at a time. When flying they move their wings very rapidly. 

 They breed in large holes in the ground. 



Fara. Tim e l i i d^. 



215. Crateropus buxtoni. 



Crateropus buxtoni Sharpe, Ibis, 1892, p. 164 ; Shelley, 

 B. Africa, i. p. 58 (1896). 



No. 332. 2 ad. Kamassia, 6500 feet, Aug. 24, 1896. 

 Iris bright yellow ; bill black ; feet dark horn-blue. Plenti- 

 ful in family-parties. 



[Agrees with the typical specimens in the Museum and in 

 Mr. Jackson^s first collection. C. buxtoni is a lighter and 

 greyer bird than C. plebeius and inclines to white on the 

 lower abdomen, while the chin is pure white, in strong- 

 contrast to the throat. — R. B. S.] 



216. Ckatehopus sharpii. 



Crateropus sharpei Reichen. J. f. O. 1892, p. 56 ; id. 

 Vdg. deutsch. Ost-Afr. p. 218 (1894) ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. 

 p. 58 (1896) ; Hartert, Nov. Zool. vii. p. 49 (1900) ; 

 O. Neum. J. f. O. 1900, p. 302. 



a. S ad. Ntebi, May 11, 1895. Iris white; bill black: 

 feet dusky black. 



Nos. 966, 967. S ? ad. Nandi, 6500 feet, April 10, 1898. 

 Iris silvery white ; bill black ; feet dark brown. Breeding. 

 Nest very roughly made of dry grass-stems, in a bush 

 covered with dead creepers. 



Nos. 1156, $ ad.; 1157, 1158, S ad. Nandi, 6500 feet. 

 May 26, 1898. Feet slaty black. Goes about in small 

 parties of four or six, and is found only in open bush country. 

 It is a noisy bird, is very shy, and has a most annoying 

 way of sneaking out of shelter, one bird after the other 

 with a short interval between each, leaving the opposite side 

 of a bush as anyone approaches. I have known this action 

 to be repeated several times from bush to bush without the 

 chance of a shot being offered. 



No. 1177. S juv. Nandi, 6500 feet, May 30, 1898. 



