688 Messrs. Ogilvie-CJraiit and Reicl on Birds 



253. Lepterodius gularis. 



Lepterodius gularis (Bosc) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Miis. 

 xxvi. p. 114 (1898) ; Grant, Ibis, 1901, p. 296. 



a. S . Zaila, Somalilaud, 7tli Nov. No. 18. 



Iris pale yellow : bill dull yellow, upper maudible darker ; 

 legs light yellow-greeu, above the tibio-tarsal joint black. 



[The Reef- Heron — in the white phase of its plumage — 

 was plentiful on the coast and on the large waters up 

 country. — A. E. P.] 



254. EUPODOTIS KORI. 



Eupodotis kori Burch. ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 327. 



a. ? . Goraboutha, S. Abyssinia, 16th Feb. No. 532. 



b. cJ . Melkadegaga, S. Abyssinia, 23rd Feb. No. 561. 

 Iris marbled yellow-brown ; upper mandible dark horn- 

 coloured, lower bluish white ; legs yellowish white. 



[The Kori Bustard or Paauw is a very common bird ; the 

 male shot was one of a flock of nine. I counted, seventeen in 

 half an bourns march in the Danakil country. — A. E. P.] 



255. Neotis heuglini. 



Neotis heuglini (Hartl.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xsiii. 

 p. 303 (1894). 



a. c? • Hensa, Somaliland, 2nd April. No. 755. 



Iris brown; bill dark slate-coloured; lower mandible 

 light ; legs yellowish white. 



[Heuglin's Bustard is a much rarer bird than the Kori 

 Bustard.— A. E. P.] 



256. LiSSOTIS LOVATI. 



Lissotis lovati Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 326. 



a. S • Sequala, S. Abyssinia, 26th Jan. No. 401. 



b. c? imm. Aila, S. Abyssinia, 3rd Feb. No. 446. 



Iris marbled yellow-brown ; upper mandible dusky, lower 

 light yellow; legs yellow-white. 



It is very interesting to get additional specimens of this 

 Bustard. The adult male agrees exactly with the type, and 

 has the middle three-fifths of the outer webs of the second- 

 aries pure white to the shaft ; the young male is in female 



