506 Mr. F. J. Jackson on Birds collected 



believes, were of the Central African species, bnt he was un- 

 fortunately unable to procure a specimen. To anyone who 

 could spend a couple of months on Lake Albert, lie fancies 

 that the fishing would yield great results from a scientific 

 point of view. 



Mr. Archer has given me the following account of his 

 experlition : — 



" After a month's stay at Entebbe, extending over Christmas 

 1901, I started off for Ruwenzori, and the dates in my diary 

 will indicate the route-march, and the days on which speci- 

 mens were obtained : — 



" Entebbe, Jan. 15-17, 1902 ; four marches from Entebbe, Jan. 19 ; 

 rive marches from Entebbe, Jan. 20 ; six marches from Entebbe, 

 Jan. 21 ; Toro, Jan. 23-27 ; Kibera Forest, Jan. 28-Feb. 1 ; Crater 

 Lake, near Fort Portal, Jan. 29; Fort Portal, Feb. 3; Katwe, 

 Feb. 4 ; Ruwenzori, Feb. 7-20 ; open country between Kangao's 

 and Lake Albert Edward, one march from the foot of Ruwenzori, 

 Feb. 28 : near Kangao's, Toro, Feb. 28 ; Katwe, Toro, March 1 ; 

 open country, dotted with trees, March 2 ; swamp, March 3 ; 

 near Katwe, March 3-9 ; near Kangao's, March 10-16 ; Toro, 

 March 16-18 ; Toro Forest, March 19-21 ; Toro, March 22-27 ; 

 Ankole, March 28- April 6 ; Nairobi, June 11-25, 1902." 



It must be understood that all the field-notes referring 

 to the specimens are taken from my nephew's diary. 

 Dr. Bowdler Sharpe has added some observations, which are 

 enclosed in brackets and signed with his initials. 



1. Pternistes cranchi. 



Pternistes cranchi (Leach) ; Sharpe, Hand-1. B. i. p. 26 

 (1899) ; Hartert, Nov. Zool. vii. p. 30 (1900 : Mokia River, 

 Toro) ; Reichenow, Vog. Afrikas, i. p. 457 (1901), iii. Nach- 

 trag, p. 814 (1905). 



H. 964. <J ad. Katwe, Toro, March 6, 1902. Iris brown ; 

 bare patch round eye and bare throat bright brick-red ; bill 

 and feet more of a coral shade. 



H. 965. S juv. Katwe, March 6, 1902. Bill dark slaty- 

 brown ; feet deep coral-pink ; iris hazel-brown. 



