Collection of Birds 



Charadriidse 



1 8. (ilarcola fiisca (L.). The Masai country. Heck Island, 

 YIII. ; Xjiri swamps, \ I. 



I found these very numerous on Heck Island in August 

 1899; also on the Xjiri swamps in July. At the beginning of 

 August they brought stalks and blades of grass to the island in 

 their bills. 



19. Cnrsorins tciniiiincki Sw. Central Pangani, III. 



20. Rhinoptilns bisi^iuitns (\ I aril. . Yumbe ya Mawe in Central 

 Pangani, I Y. 



21. Rhinoptilns cinctns Ilcugl. . Donjc Krok, IX. 



22. Chni-ndrins cojj'n>yi \Vagl. The Masai country. 



23. Charndrins asinticns Pall. Merker Lakes, XI. 



24. Charadrins inarginatHs tcncllns I lartl. '1 he Masai country. 

 2;. Chiiradi'ins :'<ir//ts Yieill. Xjiri, II., \ I. ; Yumbe ya 



Mawe, IV. 



26. Chanidt'ins Iricollaris Yicill. '1 he Masai country, \ I. 



One of a large Hock \\hich I came upon in the evening near 

 Sadani on a sand}' spot near the sea. 



2~. Stcphiiniby.i' coromitns Bodd. . Xjiri, Ik, \T. 



Frequent everywhere upon the dry veil. It gives out its 

 clear warning-cry on moonlight nights as at other tiir.es, and 

 frequently when living over the camp. 



28. Hoplt'ptcms spcciosns [Lcht.) \Vagh . Xjiri, Ik, VI. 

 Small spur-winged lapwings on June 12th, 190^ ; in pairs |i;ne 



| ul\' to October. 1 In- call is curiously weak, and not audible far 

 oil". The bearing is very different from that of the species abo\ c 

 mentioned, being quiet and melancholv. Mostly to be foil: d in 

 damp -pots near water. 



29. (r.dicncinns ciipcnsis Lcht. Njiri. Ik, \"1. 



I frequently found this bird on the driest veil makr acacia- 

 bushes, where- he makes his escape at a :un. I ha\'e killed a 

 spi-cimen \\ the 1 road up to tin- M'.-hi stati"ii at a height ot 

 1,000 metres. 



;o. (Kdicitcinns rcnnii-nlrttns, Cab. Njiri. II!.; Mo. hi, YIII 



