690 Messrs. Ojiilvie-Grant and Reid on Birds 



Iris bi'owu ; bill blue-slate-coloured ; naked forehead aud 

 crown pale blue ; legs greenish slate-coloured. 



260. CURSORIUS TEMMINCKI. 



Cursorius temmincki (Wagl.) ; Shai'pe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xxiv. p. 41 (1896). 



a, b. ^ ^ . Bogra, S.Abyssinia, 30th Jan. Nos.428, 429. 

 c. ? . Kora, S. Abyssinia, 10th Feb. No. 473. 

 Iris brown ; bill black ; legs white. 



261. Rhinoptilus hartingi. 



Rhinoptilus luirtingi Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxiv. 



p. 46, pi. ii. (1896) ; Grant, Ibis, 1901, p 296. 



a. ? . Las Man, Somaliland, 12th Nov. No. 26. 



b. S ■ Dahol, Somaliland, 15th Nov. No. 59. 



c. c?. Tolo, S. Abyssinia, 19th Mar. No. 702. 



d. c? . Manda, Somaliland, 3rd April. No. 762. 

 Iris brown ; bill black ; legs white. 



The specimens of Harting's Courser collected by Mr. Pease 

 vary considerably in tint. It seems to us very doubtful 

 whether R. hartingi is really separable fi'om the allied 

 R. bisignatus. 



262. Stephanibyx coronatus. 



Stephanibyx coronatus (Bodd.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xxiv. p. 178 (1896) ; Grant, Ibis, 1901, p. 297. 



a. ? . Melkadegaga, S. Abyssinia, 23rd Feb. No. 558. 

 Iris yellow ; bill black, red at base ; legs red-pink. 



263. Stephanibyx melanopterus. 



Stephanibyx melanopterus (Cretschm.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, 

 p. 328. 



a,h. $ % . Adis Ababa, S. Abyssinia, 17th Jan. Nos. 

 381, 382. 



Iris pale yellow ; bill black ; legs dark rose-pink. 



264. Hoplopterus spinosus. 



Hoplopterus spinosus (Linn.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 328. 

 a. ? . Lake Harramaier, S. Abyssinia, 28th Nov. No. 

 129. 



