120 Mr. D. A. Bannerman on the 



no. 64 was breeding. This bird has not yet assumed the fully- 

 adult plumage, but appears to be in an intermediate stage. 



According to Bocage the species has also been taken on 

 E-olas Islet, which is situated close to St. Thomas. 



65. *Coturnix delegorguei. 



Coiurnix delegoryuei Deleg. ; Salvadori, Orn. Golfo d. 

 Guinea, ii. 1903, p. 37 ; Bocage, Jorn. Sci. Lisboa, 1905, 

 p. 84. 



a. ? ad. (No. 78). Zalma. l.ii.09. 



^». (J ad. (No. 121). „ 4.ii.09. 



c. S ad. (No. 122). „ 7.ii. 09. 



This Quail is said by Alexander to be common on waste 

 land and in the vicinity of native farms. He met with it in 

 pairs and found it breeding in the beginning of February. 

 The male calls loudly in the early morning and evening, 

 also just before rain. 



The following is a list of doubtful or erroneously identified 

 species which have been said to occur on St. Thomas. It 

 is based entirely on Count Salvadori's list (Orn. Golfo d. 

 Guinea, ii. pp. 42-45), to which I have nothing to add; 

 I entirely agree with all he has to say, having carefully 

 verified his grounds for rejecting each species : — 



1. MelaBnornis edolioides (Swains.). 



2. Chlorophoneus olivaceus (Shaw). 



3. Chlorophoneus sulphureopectus (Less.). 



All mentioned by Allen and Thompson (Exped. Niger, ii. 

 1848) from Rolas Islet. 



4. Passer simplex (Swains.). 

 Hartl. J. f. O. 1861, p. 260. 



5. Lamprocolius Ignitus (Nordm.). 

 Hartl. J. f. O. 1854, p. 102. 



6. Neophron pileatus (Burch.). 

 Hartl. Orn. Westafr. p. 1. 



As already mentioned, if any Vulture visits St. Thomas 



