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on rocky islets of Victoria Nyanza in August. Two or 

 three nests were found, the eggs being stone-grey with 

 dark blotches. 



Jacanas 



African Red Jacana — Adophilus africanus. Abundant in 

 swamps, as on the Molo at Njemps, running on the 

 floating leaves of Avater-lilies and other aquatic plants. 

 They take wing more readily than the Rails. 



Stone-Curlews 



Observed at several points, but nowhere commonly. Two 

 species occur — 



1. South-African Thick-knee — CEcUcnemus capensis. 



2. Vermiculated Thick-knee — CE. vermiculatm. 



Bustards 



Kori Bustard — Eupodotis kori. This splendid species, with 

 strongly-mottled wing and buff-coloure 1 back, finely ver- 

 miculated, and a head more like that of a bittern, is 

 abundant on open or thinly-bushed veld, and affords fine 

 stalking with rifle. It can rarely be approached within 

 one hundred yards. Figured at p. 77. 



Despite its broad spread of Aving and apparent bulk, 

 the Kori Bustard is comparatively a slim-built bird, falling 

 far below the European Bustard in weight. Those we 

 shot on the Molo and at Baringo never exceeded 25 lbs., 

 and the heaviest weighed by Mr. Jackson was 28 lbs.; 

 whereas Otis tarda in Spain commonly reaches 30 to 

 32 lbs., and one exceptionally heavy old male which I gave 

 to the National Collection at South Kensington weighed 

 37 lbs. 



The expanse of wing of a Kori male, shot at Njoro- 

 Ilimalo, we measured roughly as 14 spans, or say Sh ft. 



Stanley's Bustard or Veld Paauw — Ncotis caffra. This is a true 

 Bustard, and althoug;h so much smaller than the Kori, is a 

 compact, solid bird, weighing from 10 to 11 lbs. During 



