from Somaliland and Southern Abyssinia. 683 



233. POLIOHIERAX SEMITORQUATUS. 



Poliohierax semitorquatus (Smith) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, 

 p. 320 ; 1901, p. 294. 



a. 5 . Aruweina, Somaliland, 14tli Nov. No. 49. 



b, c. S . Gildessa, S. Abyssinia, 19th Nov. Nos. 74, 75. 

 d. ?. Arbawun, S. Abyssinia, ]Oth Mar. No. 659. 

 Iris brown ; bill pale blue, dark at tip ; naked skin round 



eyes orange-red ; legs orange-red. 



[The African Falconet was quite common, and was often 

 to be seen sitting solitary in the tops of high trees ; it was 

 very fearless. — A. E. P.] 



234. Cerchneis tinnunculus. 



Cerchneis tinnunculus (Linn.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 321 ; 

 1901, p. 294. 



a, $ . Adis Ababa, S. Abyssinia, 17th Jan. No. 380. 



b. 2 • Sequala, S. Abyssinia, 26th Jan. No. 400. 

 Iris brown; bill pale blue, dark at tip; legs dull yellow. 

 [The Common Kestrel was seen everywhere. — A. E. P.] 



235. Phalacrocorax africanus. 



Phalacrocorax africanus (Gmel.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 321. 



a. $ imm. Akaki R., S. Abyssinia, 23rd Jan. No. 384. 



Iris red; bill dull yellow-brown; legs black. 



[We saw the Little African Shag coming down the rivers 

 in flights in the evening. It was a very common bird. — 

 A.E.P.] 



236. Plotus rufus. 



Plotus rufus Lacep. ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 322. 



a. S . Filwa, S. Abyssinia, 20th Dec. No. 272. 



Iris brown ; bill dusky grey ; legs dusky black. 



[We found the African Darters in great numbers in the 

 warm-water lakes of Filwa and El Toki, as well as in the 

 cold waters of Lake Allan and occasionally on the Hawash. 

 They were often seen sitting with their wings half extended 

 and looking like bats. — A. E. P.] 



237. Plectropterus rueppelli. 



Plectropter^us I'iijjpelli Scl.; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xxvii. p. 47 (1895) ; Grant, Ibis, 1901, p. 294. 



