collected in Uganda and British East Africa. 199 



Cliaradrius hiaticola hiaticola. 

 S 1-2. 14.xiiJ0. 

 A winter migrant^ not very common. 

 Localities. Tore Lakes, Uganda. 



Charadrius tricollaris. 

 c? & ? ad. ; 2 imm. ? . 31. vii. 06. 



The adults are in good plumage, the young are in first 

 dress. 



Locality. Buddu, in Uganda. 



Stephanibyx inornatus. 

 ? 1-2. 17.V. 10; 22.V. 10. 



Not very plentiful ; found on the dry sandy plains and 

 country where the grass has been burnt off. 

 They are noisy during flighting-time. 

 Localities. Kikoma and Nambrizi, in Uganda. 



Defilippia crassirostris. 



Hemiparra crassirostris (Hartl.) ; Reichenow, Vog. Afr. i. 

 p. 184. 



S. 14.V.06. 



? 1-2. 22.V. 10. 



These birds frequent the lake-shore and the open country. 

 They are not very numerous. 



Localities, Lake George and Jinja, in Uganda. 



Hoplopterus spinosus. 



S 1-3. 19. ix. 06 ; 12. xii. 10 ; 13. xii. 10. 



? 1-2. 19.ix. 06. Imm. 19. ix. 06. 



Common on the flats by the lakes and on the open plains. 

 The immature specimen is in partial brown plumage and is 

 very worn. 



Localities. Kikorongo, Buddu, and Lake George, in 

 Uganda. 



Hoplopterus speciosus. 



S. lO.ix. 12. 



Common on the plains^ especially when the grass has been 



