Collection of Birds 



Charadriidae 



1 8. Glarcola fiisca (I..). The Masai countr}'. Heck Island, 

 VIII. ; Njiri swamps, VI. 



I found these very numerous on Heck Island in August 

 1899; also on the Xjiri swamps in July. At the beginning of 

 August they brought stalks and blades of grass to the island in 

 their bills. 



19. Cursorius tcmuiiiicki — Sw. Central I\angani, III. 



20. RJiinoptilits lu's/gnatiis (Hartl.j. Yumbe ya Mawe in Central 

 Pangani, IV. 



21. R/iiiio/'ti/ns ciiictiis (¥[Q\.\g\/]. Donje Erok, IX. 



22. C/iaradrins gcoff'ruyi WdigX. The Masai country. 



23. Charadrins asiaticns Pall. Merker Lakes, XI. 



24. Cliaradriiis iiiargiuatus tcnclhts Hartl. The Masai country. 



25. Charadnns vaiius Vieill. Xjiri, II., VI.; Yumbe ya 

 Mawe, W. 



26. Charadrins tricollaris Vieill. The Masai country, VI. 

 One of a large flock which I came upon in the evening near 



Sadani on a sandy spot near the sea. 



27. Stcphaiiibyx corouatus {'^o(\A.~). Njiri, II., VI. 



Frequent everywhere upon the dry velt. It gives out its 

 clear warning-cry on moonlight nights as at other times, and 

 frequently when flying over the camp. 



28. Hoploptcnis spcciosus ([Lcht] Wagl). Njiri, II., VI. 

 Small spur-winged lapwings on June 12th, 1903 ; in pairs June 



— July to October. The call is curiously weak, and not audible far 

 off. The bearing is very different from that of the species above 

 mentioned, being quiet and melancholy. Mostly to be foui^.d in 

 damp spots near water. 



29. (FAiiciicinus capciisis \^q\\\.. Xjiri, II., VI. 



I frequently found this bird on the driest velt under acacia- 

 bushes, where he makes his escape at a run. I ha\'e killed a 

 specimen on the road up to the Moshi station at a height of 

 1,600 metres. 



30. CEdicucmus vcrmitulatits.Q?^^. Xjiri, III. ; ]\Ioshi, \T 1 1. 



