obtained in British East Africa. 601 



a. S ad. Ntebi, March 5, 1895. 



b. 2 ad. Kampala, March 18, 1895. Feet pale brown; 

 iris brown ; bill dusky brown. 



c. S ad. Kampala, March 18, 1895. Bill bluish horn- 

 colour ; feet black ; iris brown. 



d. (S ; e,f. 2 ad. Kampala, April 4, 1895. 



No. 996. 2 ad. Nandi, 6500 feet. April 16, 1898. 

 Iris brown ; bill brown, the lower mandible horny white, 

 with a pale brown tip ; feet pale brown. At present in large 

 flocks. 



Nos. 1150, 1153. d ? ad. Nandi, 6500 feet. May 25, 

 1898. Iris brown ; bill bluish white; feet black. Now in 

 full breeding-plumage, though still in flocks. Roosts among 

 the rushes in swampy places. 



Nos. 1159, 1160. J ad. Nandi, 6500 feet. May 28, 1898. 

 Iris brown ; bill pale horn-blue : feet slaty black. 



No. 1161. 5 ad. Nandi, May 28, 1898. Iris brown; 

 bill pale brown, the lower mandible whitish horn; feet 

 brown, with a bluish tint. 



No. 1179. 2 ad. Nandi, May 31, 1898. 



No. 1187. S in change. Nandi, 6000 feet, June 2, 1898. 



No. 1239. 2 ad. Nandi, 6500 feet, June 25, 1898. 



29. Pyromelana flammicbps. 



Pyromelana flammiceps (Swains.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, 

 p. 248; Jackson, Ibis, 1898, p. 135. 



Nos. 31 2, 313. J 2. Elgeyu, 3700 feet, Aug. 20, 1896. 

 Scarce. 



30. Pyromelana franciscana. 



Pyromelana franciscana (Isert) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 248; 

 Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 25 (1896). 



No. 373. c?. Njemps, Sept. 20, 1896. Iris brown; bill 

 black ; feet brownish flesh-colour. 



31. Pyromelana xanthomel^na. 



Pyromelana xanthomeltena (Riipp.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, 

 p. 248; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 24 (1896). 



Orynx xanthomelcena Reichen. Vog. deutsch. Ost-Afrikas, 

 p. 190 (1894). 



