598 dr. r. bowdler sharpe on [May 22, 



(1895) ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 172 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-1. B. i. 

 p. 216 (1899). 



Nos. 99, 100. 6,2 • Ii a ke Hohnel, western slope of Mount 

 Kenya, 13,000 feet, Sept. 20, 1899. Iris hazel; bill black with a 

 yellow-ochre band at the base ; legs and toes yellow-ochre ; webs 

 black. 



The only two specimens seen at this altitude. 



9. Pelecanus rosetjs. 



Pelecanus roseus, Gm. : Ogilvie Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvi. 

 p. 466 (1899). 



Pelecanus minor, Eiipp. : Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 161 (1896). 



Nos. 5 & 6. $ ad. Nairobi. Iris red ; feet flesh-colour ; fleshy 

 parts round eye bluish pink ; pouch yellowish. 



These birds are considered rare in this part. They are known 

 to the Masai natives as " Mur-turu." 



10. Necrosyrtes monachus. 



Necrosyrtes monachus (Temm.): Sharpe, Hand-1. B. i. p. 243 

 (1899). 



Neophron monachus, Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 155 (1896). 



No. 13. 6 . Nairobi Forest, July 15, 1899. Iris hazel with blue 

 band on outer edge ; legs and feet pale blue ; bill dark brown ; 

 fleshy parts of neck bluish purple ; head reddish purple ; wattles 

 in neck white. 



These birds are common throughout this district and also in 

 the intervening country to Mount Kenya up to an altitude of over 

 8000 feet. 



11. BUTEO AUGTJRALIS. 



Buteo auguralis, Salvad. : Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 175, 

 note (1874) ; id. Hand-1. B. i. p. 255 (1899) ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. 

 p. 150 (1896). • 



No. 90. Juv. Camp. 18a, western slope of Mount Kenya, 8000 

 feet. Iris white ; bill dark blue, lighter at the base ; cere, gape, 

 and feet greenish yellow. 



Bare and very hard to get at. We saw two other specimens 

 during our stay at this camp. 



12. MlLVUS jEGYPTIUS. 



Miluus cegyptius (Gm.) : Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 320 

 (1874) ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 147 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-1. B. i. 

 p. 268 (1899). 



No. 64. $ . Camp 20, western edge of Mount Kenya, 10,000 

 feet, Sept. 4, 1899. Iris hazel; bill, cere, and feet bright 

 yellow. 



