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Mr. Geoffrey Archer, who remained only a few days in the same locality, procured a 

 series of examples in all stages of plumage. 



Two species peculiar to Ruwenzori, Ginnyris stuhlmanni and Parus fasciiventris, 

 were procured by Dr. Stuhlmann in 1893, probably high up in the Butagu Valley, on 

 the west side of Ruwenzori. 



The splendid Touraco, Gallirex johnstoni, was discovered on Ruwenzori by Sir H. 

 H. Johnston in 1901 at an elevation of about 7000 ft. 



In addition to these, as already stated in my Preface, before the present Expedition 

 had reached Ruwenzori, 14 species peculiar to the range had been procured by 

 Mr. Geoffrey Archer, who spent twenty days on its north-eastern slopes in 1902. 



Besides the species peculiar to the Ruwenzori range, many which were obtained on 

 the lower slopes and in the surrounding country have a much wider distribution and 

 represent elements of various other faunas, chiefly eastern and western. I have therefore 

 attempted by means of the following lists to divide the collection as a whole into its 

 component parts and to give some idea of their relative importance and connections. 



It is difficult to account for the occurrence of certain species on Ruwenzori : for 

 instance, a very large and remarkable Yellow-breasted Bush- Shrike (Laniarius 

 lagdeni) was met with at 9000 ft. and subsequently procured, in some numbers, by 

 Herr Rudolf Grauer on the higher slopes of the Mufumbiro Volcanoes, which lie to 

 the south. This very handsome bird had for many years been known only from the 

 type-specimen in the British Museum, obtained by Sir Godfrey Lagden in Ashanti, and 

 its recurrence in the highlands of Central Africa is therefore as unexpected as it is 

 remarkable. As will be seen from the following list, many West-African species, 

 especially those found in Cameroon, occur in the Lake-district; but in the case of 

 L. lagdeni we have to deal with a species which was said to have been originally met 

 with in the interior of the Gold Coast, where there are no high mountains. 



As the investigation of the fauna of Ruwenzori was the main object of the present 

 Expedition, I shall first deal with the birds which are believed to be peculiar to the 

 range, and which, so far as I am aware, have not been found elsewhere. These 

 species, which number 20, are as follows: — 



Sitagra aliena Sharpe. 5500-8500 ft. 

 (Jryptospiza jacksoui Sharpe. 6000-8500 ft. 

 „ shclleyi Sharpe. (Exact locality 



unknown.) 

 Nectariniadartmouthi Grant. 12,500-14,500 ft. 

 Cinnyris alinae {Jackson). 5500-9000 ft. 

 „ stuhlmanni Reichenuw. 10,000- 

 1 1,200 ft. 

 Parus fasciiventris Reichenow. (3500-11,000 ft. 

 Dryoscopus holomelas Jackson. 6000-9000 ft. 

 Bradypterus barakse Sharpe. 6500-8500 ft. 



Apalis affinis Grant. 6000 ft. 



„ persoaata Sharpe. 6000-9000 ft. 



,, ruwenzori Jackson. 6000-9000 ft. 

 Cossypha archeri Sharpe. 6000-13,000 ft. 

 Alethe poliophrys Sharpe. 6500-9000 ft. 

 Batis diops Jackson. 6500-8500 ft. 

 Cryptolopha alpina Grant. 10,000-14,000 ft. 



„ keta Sharpe. 6500-9000 ft. 



Gallirex johnstoni Sharpe. 8500-11,000 ft. 

 Cypselus maximus Grant. 10,000-14,000 ft. 

 Haplopelia jacksoui Sharpe. 6500-9000 ft. 



