obtained in Somaliland. 421 



may be seen rushing about at low tide with outspread wings, 

 chasing small fishes in the shallow pools left by the sea — a 

 curious habit, contrasting strangely with the dignified de- 

 meanour of their near relation, our Common Heron. 



100. LoPHOTis GiNDiANA (Oust.) ; Lort Phillips, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 86. 



No. 300. ^ . The Gooban, Mar. 23, 1897. Iris yellow. 



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These Bustards are plentiful in the Gooban, where we 

 found them breeding in March and April in 1895. 



101. (Edicnemus scolopax (Gm.). 



No. 116. ? . Sogsoda, Feb. 7, 1897. Iris and legs 

 yellow. 



This specimen of the European Thick-knee was found in 

 the same district as (E. affinis. 



102. Qj^DicNEMUS' AFFINIS Riipp. ; Sharpe, P. Z..S. 1895, 

 p. 513. 



No. 123. S' Sogsoda, Feb. 8, 1897. Iris and legs 

 yellow. 



This is evidently the resident Thick-knee of Somaliland. 

 It is generally met with in pairs on the more open parts of 

 the country, where we found it breeding in April, the eggs 

 being laid on the bare ground. 



103. Rhinoptilus hartingi, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, 

 p. 513. 



No. 113. S' Sogsoda, Feb. 6, 1897. Iris hazel; legs 

 white. 



We obtained this specimen, the only one seen, on the 

 Sogsoda Plain. 



104. Khinoptilus cinctus (Heugl.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1885, 

 p. 416. 



No. 182. <S . Gedai's, Feb. 24, 1897. Iris brown. 

 No. 243. ? . „ Mar. 12, „ „ 



Seen only on these two occasions. 



