collected in East Africa. 541 



The second bird had the bare skin of the face of a bluish 



tint. Breeding. 

 ''^All the Cormorants were shot at tlie Puipon Falls. 

 Thousands of the larger and smaller kinds, as well as Darters, 

 flew up and down the river daily. The Ploti were moulting 

 and very fat,'^ — F. J. J. 



Order ANSERIFORMES. 



250. Chenalopex .egyptiaca. 



Chenalopex eegyptiacus (L.) ; Fischer, Zcitschr. i. p. 392 

 (1884; Pangani, Ronga River, Lake Naivasha) ; Salvad. 

 Ann. Mus. Gen. (2) i. p. 241 (1884 ; Shoa) ; Fischer, J. f. O. 

 1885, p. 115 (Kingani, Tana River, Barawa) ; Reichen. 

 J. f. O. 1887, p. 46 (Wembaere Steppes, Simiu River, 

 Kagehi) ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Gen. (2) vi. p. 819 (1888; 

 (Torrent of Ciacia, Shoa) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1888, p. 306 (Jipi) ; 

 Reichen. J. f. O. 1892, p. 6 (Victoria'Nyanza). 

 No. 72. S ad. Lake Naivasha, July 28, 1890.— Feet pink. 



251. QuERQUEDULA XANTHORHYNCHA. 



Anas flavirostris, Smith ; Fischer, Zeitschr, i. p. 394 

 (1884; Lake Naivasha) . 



Anas xanthorhyncha, Forst. ; Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. ii. 

 p. 1316 (1873); Salvad. Ann. Mus. Gen. (2) i. p. 243 (1884; 

 Shoa) ; id. op. cit. vi. p. 320 (1888; Shoa). 

 No. 113. S- Machako's, Feb. 29, 1889. 



252. Sarcidiornis africana. 



Sarcidiornis africana, Eyton; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Gen. (2) 

 i. p. 239 (1884; Lake Cialalaka, Shoa) ; id. op. cit. vi. p. 319 

 (1888; Lake Addo, Shoa) ; Shelley, P. Z. S. 1889, p. 371 

 (Kilimanjaro). 



Sarcidiornis melanonota, Reichen. J. f. O. 1892, p. 

 (Bussisi). 

 No. 128. S (head). Ukambani, April 14, 1889. 



Order PELARGIFORMES. 

 Suborder A r d e ^e. 



253. BUTORIDES atricapillus. 



Butorides atricapilla (Afzel.) ; Reichen. J. f. O. 1887, 

 p. 50 (Kagehi). 



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