the Transvaal Museum from Boror. 63 



this opportunity of expressing the sincere thanks of Mr. Kirhy 

 and myself for the kindness we received at the hands of our 

 friends in Boror, j)articularly Messrs. le Comte Stucky de 

 Quay, G. Stucky, and — Bonnet, of the Boror Company, 

 and to Mr. R. Trotman, of the W.N.L.A., for many acts of 

 kindness to Mr. Kirby during his iUness. 



In the following enumeration, all measurements have been 

 taken in millimetres, and classification from Reichenovv's 

 ' Die Vogel Afrikas.^ Abbreviations refer to : — I. iris ; 

 B. bill ; L. legs (and feet). Leng. length ; W. wing ; 

 Tl. tail ; Ts. tarsus ; C. culmen. Measurements recorded of 

 the length have been taken along the ventral surface from 

 specimens in the flesh, and all others from the dried skins. 

 Reference has been made after each name and authority to 

 Reichenow's No. of species as in his work above mentioned. 

 The figures in brackets refer to the number of specimens 

 collected by us and now in the Transvaal Museum, Follow- 

 ing this, when members of the species were only observed 

 by me during certain months, these have been quoted, and 

 wdien observed during all months of our stay, the species is 

 marked as being resident. 



Phalackocoeax africanus (Gm.). R. 89. (1.) Nov. 

 A specimen was shot while perched on a rock in the 

 Mungusi River near Guju. 



Charadrius tricollaris (Vieill.). R. 155. (1.) 

 Resident. 



Not uncommon and usually found on stretches of sand in 

 the beds of rivers. A pair seen at Villa Pereira on 20th 

 October appeared to have young ones, judging by their 

 actions when approached. 



XiPHIDIOPTERUS ALBICEPS (J. Gld.). R. 170. (1 F.) 

 April and May. 



I. sea-green ; B. basal two-thirds yellow, apical one-third 

 black; L. pale green. Skin round eye greenish yellow ; 

 wattle, upper one-third greenish, lower two-thirds yellow. 

 Leng. 318; W. 205 ; C. 35 ; wattle 32. 



