Recently published Ornilhological Works, 205 



25. Sjostedt on the Birds of Kilimandsaro. 



[Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse dei* Scbwedisclien zoologischen Ex- 

 pedition, nach dem Kiliniandjaro, deiii Meru, und den umgebenden 

 Massisteppen Deutscb-Ostafricas, 190o-6, nnter Leituiig von Prof. Dr. 

 Yngve Sjostedt. Vol. I. Vdgel von Yngve Sjostedt. (179 pp., 5 pis.) 

 Stockbolm, 1910.] 



This is the first volume of a series of reports on tlie 

 materials collected by the important scientific expedition 

 sent out by the Swedish Government to German East 

 Africa in 1905. The main aim vras a more thorough 

 investii^ation of the grand mountain Kiliniandjaro, which 

 lies under the Equator in the northern part of the 

 German Protectorate, but the surrounding ranges and 

 especially the little known mountain j\[eru, which rises to 

 a height of 4460 metres about thirty miles west of Kiii- 

 niandjaro, were also closely examined. The Keport on the 

 Birds, prepared by Prof. Sjostedt, the leader of the 

 Expedition, takes up 104 pages, and is illustrated by six 

 plates, one of which represents an interesting new Nightjar 

 (^Caprimuhjus palaminquisti) . 



The memoir commences with an historical sketch of our 

 knowledge of the Avifauna of the Isdimandjaro district, 

 which begins with the visit of von der Decken in 18G2, and 

 was further investigated by Fischer, Johnston, Neumann, 

 and other explorers. In spite of their efforts Prof, Sjostedt 

 succeeded in adding to the List 75 species previously unrecog- 

 nised within the district, and, besides the Caprimulgus already 

 mentioned, describes two other species [Mirofra meruenis and 

 Phyllostreplms kilimanjensis) and one subspecies Batis puella 

 montana, which are new to science. Moreover, much 

 excellent information is given respecting many scarce and 

 little-known species, so that this memoir will long remain 

 an important authority on the East African Oriiis. 



The Ostrich of the Kiliraandjaro district is assigned to 

 Struthio massaicus of Neumann, but we are not told the 

 characters which distinguish it from the other generally 

 recognised forms. 



