With Flashlight and Rifle -^■ 



of rix'crs. Great concourses of them pre)- upon the locusts. 

 Unfortunately they are killed in great numbers for their feathers. 

 Even when caught fully grown they become surprisingly tame. 



65. Abdii/iio ahdinii {'Lchi.). Pangani swamps, III. 

 Found combining forces with storks to prey ui)on the locusts. 



66. raiitaliis ibis, L. A breeding-colon>', Pangani River, VII. 

 A large breeding-colon}' on the trees on an island in the Rufu 



River. Big young ones in July. The colony was broken up the 

 year after. 



6y. Cicouia ciconia (L.). Pangani swamps, III. ; Kikuyu, I. 



White storks are to be found wintering in great numbers in 

 Equatorial P^ast Africa. In March, and at the beginning of April, 

 I saw great flocks of them lying in wait fur locusts. In January 

 1896 I saw over two hundred on Lake Naya--ha 



68. Ai/astoiuiis /anui/iiivnis,Texw. Pangani River, III. 

 Found ill 1896 and 1900 on the Rufu River, where Prince 



Johanne-^ Lowenstein killed some also in 1903. Frequently met 

 with on the Manga Lakes. 



69. EphippiorliyucJins sciiCi^^alciisis (Shaw). Masai-lard. 



I met with pairs on a {q.\m occasions. This saddle-billed stork 

 has a beautiful action on the wing, floating along slowlw Found 

 them mating in August. 



Phcenicopteridae 



70. FJuriiicoptcnis rosciis, Pall. The velt between Kilimanjaro 

 and Meru Mountain, XI. ; Nguaso-Xyiro, X. 



71. Pluruicoptcnts inii/or. Geoff. The velt between Kiliman- 

 jaro and Meru Mountain, XI. ; Nguaso-Xyiro, X. 



P^lamingoes are to be seen in thousands on Lake Natron. Both 

 species frequent in November the small pools on the velt, alive 

 with crabs. The old birds are distinguishable by their beautiful red 

 colouring. 



Scopidae 



yi. Sap/is iniibrctta, Gm. Masai country, X. 



)rette 



756 



1 found the cees of the umbrette in October, three at a time. 



