1900.] THE BIEDS OF MOUNT KENYA. 601 



These birds travel about in various sized flocks ; and on the 

 lower slopes of Mt. Kenya I have noticed fully 80 or 90 at a 

 time ; they present a curious sight when on the wing, their exceed- 

 ingly long tails causing a most peculiar motion. Their flight is 

 somewhat slow. 



22. TUEACUS HAETLAUBI. 



Turacus hartlaubi (Fischer & Eeichen.) : Sharpe, Ibis, 1892, 

 p. 312 ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 120 (1896). 



No. 3. 2 ad. Nairobi Forest (5500 feet), July 11, 1899. Iris 

 hazel ; feet black ; bill dark green, tip orange. 



No. 10. c? ad. Nairobi Forest (5500 feet), July 15, 1899. 



No. 19. d ad. Nairobi Forest (5500 feet), July 18, 1899. 



These birds are common in this locality and ai'e also to be met 

 with on Mount Kenya at an altitude of 9000 feet. They utter 

 a cry not unlike the Francolin which is to be found there. Masai 

 native name : " Kal-lere-wa." 



23. Hapalodebma naeina. 



Hajpaloderma narina (V.) : Sharpe, Ibis, 1892, p. 321 ; Shelley, 

 B. Africa, i. p. 108 (1896). 



No. 20. <$ . Nairobi Forest, 5500 feet, July 19, 1899. Iris red ; 

 bill yellow at base, darkening to grey at the tip ; feet pinkish 

 brown. 



No. 20. 2 • Camp 18, western slope of Mount Kenya, 8000 

 feet, Sept. ] 5, 1899. Iris reddish brown ; bill yellow at base, 

 shading to green at tip ; feet pale pinkish brown. 



Uncommon. 



24. Bxcanistes ceistatus. 



Bycanistes cristatus (Riipp.) : Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xvii. 

 p. 417 (1892) ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 114 (1896). 



Nos. 11, 12. d ? ad. Nairobi Forest, July 14, 1899. Bill brown, 

 casque white ; iris dark brown ; feet black, with white between 

 the scales. 



These birds were mostly found in pairs, and are very wary. 

 Alighting on the most lofty (usually dead) trees, they would be off 

 at the slightest noise, or at the sight of anything moving beneath. 

 Common. 



25. Ieeisoe jacksont. 



Irrisor jacksoni, Sharpe, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. [6] vi. 1890, 

 p. 503; Salvin, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xvi. p. 21, pi. hi. fig. 1 ; Sharpe, 

 Ibis, 1892, p. 319: Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 112 (1896). 



Nos. 85, 91, 93, 94. Three females and one male were shot at 

 Camp 18 a, Kenya Forest, alt. 8000 feet. Iris reddish brown ; 

 bill, legs, feet, and eyelids lake-red. 



Th ese birds were found in small flocks of about twenty. They 



