from Somaliland and Southern Abtjssinia. 689 



plumage, and has the innermost primary of eitlier wing 

 in the semi-adult black-and-white plumage. In addition 

 to these males we have recently examined a fine adult 

 pair procured by Mr. Hawker on the White Nile, and as 

 all these agree perfectly, there is no doubt that L. lovati is a 

 well-founded species. 



[Lovat^s Bustard appears to be one of the commonest 

 members o£ the family in the district ; but Mr. Grant tells 

 me that L. melanogaster and L. hartlaubi are both found in 

 the same country, and may easily have been mistaken for 

 the present species. — A. E. P.] 



257. LOPHOTIS GINDIANA. 



Lophotis gindiana (Oust.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xxiii. p. 292 (1894). 



a. S ■ Hojojo, S. Abyssinia, 12th Mar. No. 669. 



b. S- Tolo, S. Abyssinia, 19th Mar. No. 703. 



Iris yellow-brown or yellow ; upper mandible dark slate- 

 coloured, lower light; legs pale blue-slate-coloured or 

 yellowish white. 



[The Buft'-crested Bustard was not uncommon throughout 

 our journey. — A. E. P.] 



258. CEdicnemus oedicnemus. 



(Edicnemus oedicnemus (Linn.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xxiv. p. 4 (1896). 



(Edicnemus scolopax Dresser ; Lort Phillips, Ibis, 1898, 

 p. 421. 



a,b. ? (j" . Lake Zwai, S. Abyssinia, 5th Feb. Nos. 4iQQ, 

 467. 



Iris and eyelids light yellow ; bill black, light yellow at 

 base ; legs light yellow. 



259. Phyllopezus africanus. 



Parra africana Gmel. ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. 

 xxi. p. 225 (1884) . 



Phyllopezus africanus (Gmel.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1901, p. 297. 



a-e. (5" ? et ? imm. Lake Allan, S. Abyssinia, 29th Jan. 

 Nos. 413-417. 



