92 LLOYD’S NATURAL HISTORY. 
bony helmet set verzica//ly on the head; the wattles at the gape 
entirely crimson-red, ‘Total length, 20°5 inches ; wings, 11°0; 
tail, 6°0; tarsus, 3°1 ; middle toe (with claw), 2°65. 
Range—Eastern Africa, extending in the south to the 
Pangani River, westwards to Kakoma, and northwards to 
Teita, Ukambani, and the countries to the south of Victoria 
Nyanza, 
V. THE MARUNGU HELMETED GUINEA-FOWL. NUMIDA 
MARUNGENSIS. 
Numida coronata marungensis, Schalow, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 1. 
p. 105 (1884). 
Numida marungensis, Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 
377 (1893). 
Adult.— Larger than any other species of Vumida ; the bony 
helmet Zess elevated and stowter than in either of the preceding 
species (height, o'7 inch; length, 1°2); the fine black and 
white barring on the base of the neck continued on to the chest. 
Naked skin on sides of head and throat flesh-colour. Total 
length, 27 inches; wing, 12°5; tail, 7°4; tarsus, 3°5; middle 
toe (with claw), 3°15. 
Range.—West Africa, extending from Benguela to Marungu, 
west of Lake Tanganyika. 
VI. THE DAMARA-LAND HELMETED GUINEA-FOWL. NUMIDA 
CORNUTA. 
Numida cornuta, Finsch and Hartl. Vog. Ost.-Afr. p. 569 
(1870); Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B, Brit. Mus. xxi, p. 378 
(1893). | 
Numida papillosa,* Reichenow, Orn. Monats. il. p. 145 (1894); 
Fleck, J. f. ©. 1894, p.-320, fig. 
* Numida papillosa, Reichenow [Orn. Monatsb. il. p. 145 (1894)], from 
Kalahari, is described as differing from /V. cornz¢a in having a small warty 
growth situated at the base of the culmen; but this peculiarity is equally 
to be found in birds from Damara-land and Mossamedes, which are un- 
