from Somalikmd and Southern Ahyssinia. 685 



a. 6. Lake Ailan, S. Abyssinia^ 29th Jan. No. 420. 

 Iris brown ; bill purplish pink ; legs dusky. 

 [The Crimson-billed Dnck was shot on a rain-pool in a 

 rock-hole near Lake Ailan. — A. E. P.] 



242. Nettion capense. 



Nettion capense (Grael.) ; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvii. 

 p. 259 (1895). 



a. 5 . Lake El Toki, S. Abyssinia, 27th Feb. No. 589. 



Lis pale yellowish brown ; bill purplish pink, black at 

 base; legs brown, webs dusky. 



All the examples of this species preserved in the British 

 Museum are from South Africa. 



[The Cape Teal was found on El Toki Lake. It was not 

 very common. — A. E. P.] 



243. QUERQUEDULA CIKCIA. 



Querquedula circia (Linn.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 324. 



a. 2 • Lake Ailan, S. Abyssinia, 29th Jan. No. 421. 



Iris brown ; bill dark slate-coloured ; legs dusky. 



[The Garganey was seen in large numbers on Lake Ailan. 

 We believe that these birds were also on Lake Harramaier, 

 but they were so far out that we could not be certain of their 

 identity.— A. E. P.] 



244. FULIGULA EULIGULA. 



Fuligula fuligula (Linn.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 325. 



a. cJ vix ad. Lake Harramaier, S. Abyssinia, 28th Nov. 

 No. 126. 



Iris yellow ; bill dark slate-coloured, nail black ; legs dark 

 blue-slate-coloured, webs black. 



[The Tufted Duck was only seen on Lake Harramaier. — 

 A. E. P.] 



245. Scopus umbretta. 



Scopus umbretta (Gmel.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 326. 



a. (?. Alaga, S. Abyssinia, 25th Feb. No. 570. 



b. ? . Fullfully, S. Abyssinia, 21st Mar. No. 718. 

 Iris brown ; bill and legs black. 



[The Hammer-head Stork was very common near water. 

 —A. E. P.] 



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