412 Lieut. C. W. Mackworth-Praed on [Ibis, 



Balearica regulorum gibliericeps. 



Balearica gibbenceps Reichw. J. £. O. 1892, p. 126 

 [E. Africa]. 



Balearica regulorum gibbericeps Reichw. Yog. Afr. i. 1900, 

 p. 266. 



(J . Thika. 25th August. 



Iris dark; bill and legs black ; cheek and throat red. 



The Crowned Crane was seen on the swamps of the 

 Tsavo, and on the open plains at Thika a long way from 

 water. 



Otis kori stmtMunculus. 



Otis k&ri strut liiuncidus Nenm. J. f. O. 1907, p. 306 

 [Lake Zwai] ; C. Grant^ Ibis^ 1915, p. 65. 



^ ? ad. Tsavo River. 6th August. Wing, ^ 641, 

 ? 573 mm. 



This Bustard was not uncommon on open ground, both 

 in the Serengeti and the highlands. Sometimes they were 

 quite tame. I took four shots to kill the male of these two at 

 about 200 yards, and he did not seem in the least alarmed. 



Otis senegalensis canicollis. 



Otis canicollis Reichw. Oru. Centralb. 1881, p. 79 

 [R. Juba]. 



Otis senegalensis canicollis C. Grant, Ibis, 1915, p. 65. 



c? . Tsavo River. 1st August. Wing 313 mm. 



Iris cream-colour ; bill cream-colour, tipped with dusky ; 

 legs cream-colour. 



Tlie Grey-necked Bustard was not uncommon on the 

 Serengeti Plains. 



This bird is certainly more sandy on the back than any 

 of Claude Grant^s specimens or than any in the collection 

 from British or German East Africa. It is probably the 

 Otis canicollis erlangeri of Reichenow, and is a variation of 

 0. s. canicollis, other specimens from near localities being 

 dark. 



Otis ruficrista gindiana. 



Eupodutis gindiana Oustalet, Bull. Soc. Philom. 1881, 

 p. 163 [Somalilaudj. 



