346 • Mr. T. Ayres on the 



the following are the measurements of a male — total length 

 13 inches, bill |f, tarsus If, wing 8|, tail 4|. 



[The length of the wing given above by Mr. Ayres agrees 

 with the measurements stated by Mr. Layard in the first 

 edition of his work (p. 257), but is considerably less than 

 that of a male from Damara Land, as noted by Mr. Andersson 

 in the 'Birds of Damara Land/ p. 232. — J. H. G.] 



TuRTUR SENEGALENsis (Liuu.) , Senegal Dovc. 



A pair of these Doves built a nest in a rose-hedge in June 

 and laid two eggs ; these I took, and in a fortnight they had 

 built another nest and laid two more eggs. Their eggs are pure 

 white, beautifully delicate and pretty. 



208. NuMiDA coRONATA (Gray). Crowned Guinea-fowl. 



The specimen sent, a male, weighed 3 lb. 2 oz., and mea- 

 sures as follows — entire length 22 inches, bill 1 {, tarsus 3|, 

 wing lOf, tail 7\. Casque pale yellowish ash-colour; bill 

 pale ashy horn-colour, yellowish on the ridge of the upper 

 mandible, and reddish at the gape ; cere and bare skin round 

 the nostrils and round the horn crimson ; bare skin of the 

 neck and round the eyes bright light blue ; wattles blue, with 

 crimson tips ; tarsi and feet dusky, almost black. 



[I may add to the above description that the upper moiety 

 of the blue circle round the eyes is surrounded by an outer 

 simicircle of crimson, formed by the edge of the crimson skin 

 which surrounds the casque ; the shape of the casque agrees 

 with the description given by me in ' The Ibis ' for 1868, 

 p. 253.— J. H. G.] 



Francoltnus swainsoni. Smith. Swainson^s Francolin. 



The specimen sent was found breeding in the Waterberg 

 district, and was brought to me with two of the eggs, the 

 shells of which were exceedingly thick, approaching those of 

 the Guinea-fowl. 



EupoDOTis CRISTATA (Scop.). Kori Bustard. 



Though I often hear of 40-lb. Bustards being shot, I have 

 never seen one any thing like this weight. The specimen sent, 

 though a male, only weighed 16 lb. ; it measured as follows — 



