'^ Collection of Birds 



Ardeidae 



'Jl. Nycticoi-ax iiycticoi-ax \\^.). Pangani swamps, III. 

 I killed only one night-heron, on Heck Island. 



74. Nycticorax IcHConotus {y\2i'^^^). Central Pangani, III. 



75. Biiforides atricapi/ins {\{7.c\.). Central Pangani, III. 



76. Ardctla stuniii (Wagl.). Masangoleni, II.; Kibaya Masai, 

 III. 



"/J. BnbnlcHS ibis (L.j. I'angani. 



I found single spL.'cimens breeding by Pangani. 



78. Ardca mclanoccpJiala, Vig. Childr. Masimani, III. 



I found the eggs of this heron at the end of March. The nests 

 are very like those of the h'uropean heron. 



79. .://v/<v? ,i,'vV/c?///', Crctzschm. Rufu River, /Xthi Ri\er, Kikuv'u, 

 I., IV. 



I found giant herons comparatively seldoin on rivers and lakes. 



80. Mclauophoyx ardcsiaca (Wagl.). Dar-es-Salaam, IV. ; 

 Tanga, VI. 



81. Hcrodias a/ba {]^.). Central Pangani, III. ; Xjiri, VII. 



82. Hrrodias g/ilaris (llosc). Sadaani. Sea-coast, V. 



83. Herodias garzctta (L.j. Pangani River, V. ; Njiri, VII. 

 These egrets are comparatively shy and cautious. Thousands 



of them on their breeding-place near Tanga were slaughtered by 

 feather-hunters. Shooting regulations are much needed in regard 

 to these birds. 



Columbidae 



84. Village caiva iiudirostris, S\v. Udnje P'rok, X. ; Buiko, VI. 

 1 have seldom come across this species of dove, and found 



it shy. 



85. Coluinba aqiiatrix, Tem. West of Kiliinanjaro, VII. 

 Half-grown young ones in nest. These beautiful large doves 



are very like our ringdoves. They were to be found (among other 

 places) in the region west of Kilimanjaro in very large numbers in 

 Jul\% at a height of about 7,000 ft. They were after the berries of 

 a kind of Euclca tree, known to the Masai as " Leurien." I found 



