230 MR. c. o. WATERHOUSE ON [Mar. 3, 



46. Palumbus arquatrix (Temm.). 

 Palmnbiis arquatrix, Shelley, Ibis, 1883, p. 283. 



6 , 1 0,000 ft. 



Bare skin round eyes, bill, and feet saffron-yellow. This specimen 

 agrees perfectly with others from Natal. Only noticed at great 

 attitudes from 8500 ft. to 10,300 ft. Seen in pairs in the dense 

 forests, sometimes in company with Turacus hartlaubi. 



47. Tympanistria tympanistria (Temm.). 



Tyj/ipanistria tympanistria, Shelley, Ibis, 1883, p. 326. 

 Peristera tympanistria, Fischer, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. (Madaraz), 

 1884, p. 278. 

 2 , 5000 ft. 



48. Francolinus schuetti. Cab. 



Francolinus (Scleroptera) schuetti, Cab. J. f. O. 1880, p. 351 ; 

 1881, pi. 2. 



Francolinus schuetti, Fischer, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. (Madaraz), 1884, 

 p. 382. 



cJ , GOOO ft. 



Frequents the rocks and was very abundant at 5000 ft. It was 

 not met with in the plains. 



49. Francolinus altumi, Fischer & Reichen. 



Francolinus altumi, Fischer & Reichen. J. f. O. 1884, p. 179, 

 pi. 2 ; Fischer, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. (Madaraz), 1884, p. 383. 

 c? , GOOO ft. 

 This species frequents the plains more than the mountains. 



50. Ibis hagedash (Lath.). 



Ibis hagedasch, Fischer, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. (Madaraz\ 1884, 

 p. 386. 



$ , 3000 ft. Irides scarlet. 



Shot in a marsh near Taveita out of a small flock of ten or twelve. 



4. On the Insects collected on Kilima-njaro by Mr. H. H. 

 Johnston. By Chas. O. Waterhouse. 



ecfiived February 3, 188.5.] 

 (Plate XV.) 

 COLEOPTERA. 



The series of Coleoptera collected by Mr. Johnston comprises 

 examples of fifty-six species. Many of them belong to widely dis- 

 tributed genera and are not of special interest. 



Of the nine species taken at an elevation of 10,000 to 14,000 

 feet the following are worthy of note : — Two examples of Carabus 



