298 Mr. W. R. O-ilvic Grant on Birch 



L'32. Laru.s hemprichi (Brucli). 



a, b. $ ad. et imm. Zeila, 9tli Nov., 1899. (Nos. 2, 3.) 



lot'3. FuLicA cRisTATA Gmel. 



ft. ? . Garrara, 29th Nov., 1899. (No. 57.) 



13 !■. ViNAGo WAALiA (Gmcl.). 



a. $. Lake Margarita, 4212 ft., 8th March, 1900. (No. 

 246.) 



135. COLUMBA GUINEA (LillU.). 



a, b. (^ ? . Garrara, 29th Nov., 1899. (Nos. 55, 56.) 

 c. $ imm. Tadechamulka, 3024 ft., 30th Dec, 1899. 

 (No. 140.) 



136. TURTUR SEMITORQUATUS (RUpp.). 



a. ? . Alayii, 23rd Jan., 1900. (No. 188.) 



137. TuRTUR AMBiGuus Bocagc. 



a, b. S ^ ■ Tadechamulka, 3024 ft., Jan. 2nd, 1900. 

 (Nos. 142, 143.) 



138. ffiNA CAPENSis (Linn.). 



a. ^ . Dunkagga, 3770 ft., 15th Dec, 1899. (No. 105.) 



b. ^. BiUen, 3400 ft., 16th Dec, 1899. (No. 106.) 



c. ? . Hawash Valley, 22nd Dec, 1899. (No. 123.) 



139. Chalcopelta AFRA (Linn.). 



a. S' Aruwini, 21st Nov., 1899. (No. 34.) 



140. Pterocles lichtensteini Temm. 



o, b. S ■ Herrer, 6th Dec, 1899. (Nos. 79, 80.) 

 c, d. ? . Gildessa, 6th Dec, 1899. (Nos. 81, 82.) 

 e-g, ^ 2 . Billen, 3400 ft., 16th-19th Dec, 1899. (Nos. 

 106, 110, HI.) 



[Iris dark orange or hazel. — J. J. IL] 



141. Pteroclurus exustus (Temm.1. 



a, b. S 2- Lake Odah, 13th Dec, 1899. (Nos. 98, 99.) 

 c,d. c?$. Lake Rudolf, 7th April, 1900. (Nos. 271, 



272.) 



After reading Mr. Hartert's remarks (Nov. Zool. viii. 



p. 28, 1900) on the supposed subspecies of this Sand-Gronse, 



1 have carefully re-examined the series in the Museum. 



Mr. Hartert recognises three subspecies : P. cvusius, 



