collected in Easlcrn Africa, ^D'J 



from West and North-East Africa ; P. e. somalicus, from the 

 deserts of Somaliland; and P. e. orientalis, from India. The 

 two males obtained by Mr. Harrison evidently belong to 

 what Mr. Hartert calls P. exustus somalicus, and agree 

 exactly in colour and size with Indian specimens. On the 

 other handj a male procured by Mr. Gillett, also in Somali- 

 land, has the brighter plumage of P. exustus exustus Hartert! 

 Thisj the typical form, is said to be larger than the 

 Somaliland bird ; but the INTuseum specimens do not show 

 such to be the case, and I cannot see any reason to allow 

 more than one name, P. exustus, for the species. 



142. Pternistes infuscatus Cab. 



a, 6. (? ? . Daflab, 15th Nov., 1899. (Nos. 16, 17.) 



143. Francolinus sharpii Grant. 



u, b. (^ 2. Gafartha, 5600 ft., 30th Jan., 1900. (Nos. 

 201, 202.) 



c, d. cJ $ . Lake Suai, 7th Jan., 1900. (Nos. 217, 218.) 

 [Iris hazel.— J. J. H.] 



144. Francolinus granti Hartl. 



a. $ . Soniadu, 19th Nov., 1899. (No. 23.) 



h. $. Bya Kaboba, 24th Nov., 1899. (No. 39.) 



c, d. cJ ? . Lake Suai, 4th-6th Feb., 1900. 



The pair of birds from Lake Suai have the dark chestnut 



spots confined to the feathers of the fore-neck and upper 



part of the chest, and appear to be very old. 



145. CoTURNix coTURNix (Linn.). 



a. $ . Walamo, 6700 ft., 20th Feb., 1900. (No. 231.) 



146. NUMIDA PTILORHYNCHA Licht. 



a, b. S 2. Tullar, 9th Dec, 1899. (Nos. 85, 86.) 

 c. ? . Lake Suai, 1st Feb., 1900. 



147. AcRYLLiuM vuLTURiNUM (Hardw.). 



a, b. S • J^ake Stefanie, 2350 ft., 28th-29th March, 1900. 

 (Nos. 259, 260.) 



[Iris red. — J. J. H.] 



148. Struthio molybdophanes Reichen, 



a-c. (^ 5 (head and neck only). Elmolo, 12th May, 

 1900. (Nos. 299-301.) 



