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87. NUMIDA VULTURINA. 



Acryllium vulturina (Hardwicke), Elliot, Monogr. Phas. ii. pi. 38 

 (1872); Cab. J. f. O. 1878, p. 244. 



Nuniida vulturina, Fisch. & Rchw. J. f. O. 1880, p. 140. 

 S 2- Useri river, July 1. Particularly commoa in thin thorny 

 bush on the Tana and Duruna. 



88. NUMIDA PUCHERANI. 



Numidn pucherani, Hartl., Shelley, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 597 ; Fisch. 

 J. f. O. 1885, p. 1 19 ; Rchw. J. f. O. 1887, p. 51. 



In thick forest by streams at the foot of Kilimanjaro ; also noticed 

 on the banks of the Tana in forest. 



89. Plectropterus gambensis. 



Plectropterus gambensis (Linn.), Bohm, J. f. O. 1882, p. 182 ; 

 Fisch. Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 1884. p. 393; Bohm, J. f. O. 1885, 

 p. 38 ; Fisch. t. c. p. 115; Rchw. J. f. O. 1887, p. 46; Matsch. 

 t. c. p. 144. 



Swamp near Tareba. 



90. PtECILONITTA ERYTHRORHYNCHA. 



Pwcilonitta erythrorhyncha. Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr. pi. 104 

 (1845); Shelley, Ibis, 1888, p. 307. 



Anas erythrorhynchus, Shelley, P. Z. S. 1882, p. 310; Fisch. 

 Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 1884, p. 394 ; Bohm, J. f. O. 1885, p. G2. 



Querquedula erythrorhyncha, Fisch. J. f. O. 1885, p. 115; 

 Matsch. J. f. O. 1887, pp. 136, 144. 

 5 . Kilimanjaro, east side, June 24. 



91. Sarcidiornis africanus. 



Sarcidiornis africanus (Penn.), Shelley, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 601. 

 2 . Kilimanjaro, swamp on east side, June 24. 



92. EUPIDOTIS maculipennis. 



Lissotis maculipennis, Cab. v. d. Decken's Reis. iii. p. 45, pi. 15 

 (1869). 



Otis maculipennis, Fisch. Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 1884, p. 388 ; id. 

 J. f. O. 1885, p. 116. 



cJ. Useri river, in bush, July 17. 



93. CEdicnemus capensis. 



(Edicnemus capensis, Licht., Fisch. Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 1884, 

 p. 389 ; id. J. f. O. 1885, p. 116; Seebohm, Geogr. Distr. Charadr. 

 p. 81 (1888). 



Swamp on east side of Kilimanjaro. 



94. Cursoritjs cinctus. 



Hemerodromus cinctus, Heugl. Ibis, 1863, p. 31, pi. 1. 

 Cursorius cinctus, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. ii. p. 972 (1870); 



