the Birds of Ngamiland. 403 



CURSORIUS TEMMINCKI SwaillS. 



Cursoriiis temmincki Reich, i. p. 155 ; Stark & Sclater, 

 iv. p. 325. 



a. Adult. Vryburg, 4000 ft., 10th April. (No. 98, 

 R. B. IF.) 



Iris dark brown ; bill blackish, lower mandible lighter ; 

 feet white. 



A single specimen of Temminck's Courser was shot on 

 the edge of a large dry dam. This is the only occasion 

 upon which I met with this species in the bush-veldt of 

 Bechuanaland. 



^GIALITIS TRICOLLARIS (Vicill.) . 



Charadrius tricoUaris Reich, i. p. 176. 

 y^gialitis tricoUaris Stark & Sclater, iv. p. 367. 

 a. c?. Okwa, 3000 ft., 6th June. (No. 46, R. 

 B. W.) 



Iris and bill dark brown; feet light brown. 



ViNAGO SCHALOWI (Rcich.). 



Vinago schaloivi Reich, i. p. 399; Stark & Sclater, iv. 

 p. 159. 



a. S . Tsau, 2700 ft., 28th June. (No. 522, G. L.) 



Iris dark brown ; bill coral, tip red ; feet coral. 



This Pigeon is common in Ngamiland where there are 

 large trees. During the winter it feeds largely on the 

 berries of the " mocochan " tree. It has a very remark- 

 able note, which is impossible to describe. 



TuRTUR DECiPiENS Fiuscli & Hartl. 



Turtur decipieiis Reich, i. p. 412. 



Turtur ambiguus Reich, i. p. 416; Stark & Sclater, iv. 

 p. 168. 



a. ? . Mababe Flats, 3000 ft., 14th August. (No. 91, 

 R. B. W.) 



Iris pale cream-coloured ; bill black ; feet pink. 



The wing-measui'ement of this bird is 170 mm. 



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