South-eastern Sierra Leone. 217 



Tartar semitorquatus Reichen. Vog. Afrikas, i. p. 409 

 (1901). 



This Pigeon is resident throughout the year and very 

 common. At times it assembles in large flocks of from 

 thirty to forty birds. 



7. CHALCOPELIA Al'KA. 



Chalcopelia afra (C.) ; Salvad. Cat. B. xxi. p. 506 (1893); 

 Sharpe, Hand-1. B. i. p. 83 (1899) ; Reichen. Vog. Afrikas, 

 i. p. 426 (1901). 



Bo, June 1902. Quite a common Dove here. 



8. Tympanistria tympanistria. 



Tympanistria tympanistria (Ternra. & Knip) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-1. B. i. p. 83 (1899) ; Reichen. Vog. Afrikas, i. p. 424 

 (1901). 



Very plentiful and resident throughout the year. 



The natives frequently snare these Doves, many of which 

 I have caged, but always with ill-success, as they have 

 invariably died within three or four months of their capture. 



9. Chalcopelia puella. 



Chalcopelia puella (Schl.) ; Salvad. Cat. B. xxi. p. 523 

 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-1. B. i. p. 84 (1899) ; Reicben. Vog. 

 Afrikas, i. p. 423 (1901). 



Bo, July 1904. Iris black ; bill greenish horn-coloured ; 

 nostrils nink ; feet crimson. 



This Dove is very rare here. 



10. Sarothrura bonapartii. 



Sarothrura bonapartei (Hartl.); Sharpe, Hand-1. B. i. p. 103 

 (1899) ; Reichen. Vog. Afrikas, i. p. 290 (1900). 



J . Bo, August 1904. Irides brown ; upper mandible 

 dark slate-coloured, lower mandible bluish slate-coloured; 

 feet aud claws lavender-blue, inclining to slate-coloured. 



[The single specimen sent by Mr. Kemp has lost its tail, 

 which makes identification difficult (cf. Sharpe, Cat. B. xxiii. 

 p. 115, 1894), but I believe that I am right in ascribing it 

 to S. bonapartei. Being a Crake, and therefore difficult to 

 procure under any circumstances, it can well be believed 



