1917-] Birds from British East Africa. 405 



Milvus aegyptius 



Fako ceyyptius Gniel. Syst. Nat. i. 1788, p. 261 [Egypt]. 



? . Ithanga Hills. 1st Octo])er. Wing 450 ram. 



Iris dark brown ; bill, cere, and legs yellow. 



No Kites were seen in tlie Serengeti or on the Tsavo ; 

 elsewhere they were common. The Egyptian Kite fre- 

 quented my camp on tlie Thika River. 



This bird appears to be intermediate between M. a. 

 (Bgijptius and M. <e. parasitus, but nearer the former. 



Terathopius ecaudatus. 



Falco ecaudatus Dand. Traite, ii. 1800, p. 54 [Knysna]. 



Trruthopius ecaudatus C. Grant, Ibis, 1915, p. 247. 



^. Tsavo River. 26th July. Wing 505 ram. 



(^ jnv. Ithanga Hills. 3rd Octobci'. „ 490 mm. 



Male adult. Iris dark brown ; bill yellow, black at the 

 tip ; cere red ; feet orange. 



Malejuv. Iris brown ; bill yellowish green ; legs whitish ; 

 cere yellow-green. 



The Bataleur Eagle was commonly seen on the wing all 

 through the country. Its shape is unmistaka])le and 

 peculiar. I never happened to see it stoop at birds or 

 come to dead animals, as I believe it will on occasions. 



Asturinula monogrammica. 



Falco monogrammicus Temra. PI. Col. i. 1824, pi. 314 

 [Senegal]. 



Kaupifalco monogrammicus Reich w. Vog. Afr. i. 1901, 

 p. 547. 



? . Tsavo River. 2nd August. Wing 239 mra. 



Iris orange; bill yellow, dark at the tip; legs orange- 

 red. 



This bird was met with in the dense bush along the 

 Tsavo River. I did not see it elsewhere. 



Lophoaetus occipitalis. 



Falco occipitalis Daud. Traite, ii. 1800, p. 40 [Knysna], 



Lojilioaetus occipitalis C. Grant, Ibis, 1915, p. 246. 



I did not secure a specimen of this Eagle, though I saw 



