600 dr. R. bowdler sharpe ow [May 22, 



of C. tceniolcema being quite different from the fine and paler 

 barring of C. hausburgi. 



There is another specimen in the Eothschild collection at 

 Tring whicb agrees with Mr. Jackson's bird ; it was collected by 

 Dr. Ansorge at the Eldoma Ravine. — R. B. S.] 



18. Caprimulgus trimaculatus. 



Caprimulgus trimaculatus (Swains.) : Hartert, Tierr., Caprimul- 

 gidce, p. 55 (1899). 



Caprimulgus lentiginosus, Smith : Hartert, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xvi. p. 536 (1892) ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 106 (1896). 



No. 24. c? . July 20, 1899. Eyes very dark blue ; bill brownish 

 black ; legs and feet brown. 



We found this bird chiefly on the banks of the small running 

 creeks which intersect the forest. The general coloration of the 

 species is beautifully adapted to its surroundings, making it most 

 difficult at all times to discover where the bird has actually 

 alighted. 



19. Caprimulgus frjEnatus. 



Caprimulgus frcsnatus, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Grenov. xxi. p. 118 

 (1884) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1892, p. 322; Hartert, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xvi. p. 533 (1892); Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 106 (1896); Hartert, 

 Tierr., Caprimulgidce, p. 59 (1899). 



No. 68. $ itnm. Western slope of Mount Kenya, 10,000 feet, 

 Sept. 4, 1899. Bill black ; legs and feet pinkish brown ; iris dark 

 hazel. 



20. CORACIAS CAUDATUS. 



Coracias caudatus (Linn.) : Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xvii. p. 21 

 (1892) ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 109 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-1. B. ii. 

 p. 46 (1900). 



No. 23. k • Nairobi Forest, July 20, 1899. Eyes bright reddish 

 brown ; bill black ; legs and feet greenish yellow. 



Single specimens only were noticed, and invariably in the open 

 glades and banana shambas. 



21. COLIUS APPINIS. 



Colius affinis, Shelley, Ibis, 1885, p. 312 ; id. B. Africa, i. p. 118 

 (1896). 



No. 4. £ . Nairobi Forest, 6000 feet. Iris hazel ; legs and feet 

 pale coral ; bill dark brown ; lower mandible yellowish. 



[This specimen is much darker than the majority of the others 

 in the British Museum from various localities, but there seems to 

 be such a decided graduation in tint in a large series from light to 

 dark brown, that I have been unable to draw any definite line of 

 demarcation. Some of Mr. Jackson's specimens from the Ravine 

 seem to be quite as dark as the Nairobi bird, but others from Nandi 

 and Njemps are lighter again. — R. B. S.] 



