470 Mr. W. Jesse on the 



large flocks all along the river, to Avliich they come to 

 drink, and noticed them feeding in the grass about fifteen 

 miles from water. The Guinea-fowls shot had the nasal 

 tuft of bristles very small, much smaller than in the 

 specimens I formerly got in Somaliland. — R.M. H.] 



The Somaliland bird [A^. somaliensis Neumann, Orn. 

 MB. vii. p. 25 (1899)], which is in my opinion perfectly 

 distinct from N. ptilorhyncha, is united with that species by 

 Reichenow [Vog. Afr. i. p. 445 (1901)]. 



N. somaliensis is distinguished by having the neck naked, 

 with only a ring of black feathers at the base, and the 

 bristles at the base of the culmen longer and more 

 numerous, forming a much larger bunch than is usually 

 found in N. ptilorhyncha. It should, however, be noted 

 that in some examples of the latter species the bristles, 

 though never so long as those of the Somali bird, are as 

 numerous and form quite as large a bunch. 



211, "^StRUTHIO CAMELUS. 



Struthio camelus Linn, ; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvii. 

 p. 572 (1895). 



[I saw Ostriches on several occasions. The authorities at 

 Khartum forbid the destruction of these birds, but the 

 natives hunt them and search assiduously for their eggs. 

 The Dinka women make ciirious waistbands out of circular 

 pieces of the egg-shell about the size of a shilling, which are 

 bored and strung. These they give to their men-folk, who 

 seem to value them highly. — B. M. H.] 



XXVII. — A List of the Birds of Lucknow. By WilliaxM 

 Jesse, M.A,, F,Z,S., M,B.0.U. (Member of the Bombay 

 Natural History Society). 



(Plate XII.) 



Introduction. 



In compiling this list of the species of birds found round 



the capital of Oudh, I have had the exceptional advantage of 



being able to utilize the results of the labours of the late 



