920 mh. a. loveridok : notes on 



The nest, which held two eggs yesterday, had only one in it 

 to-day, the other having hatched out, ast was evidenced Ijy the 

 bits of shell left. The remaining egg had been carefully covered 

 with grass, as is the custom with all but; deserted eggs (31. v. 21). 

 This egg still in the nest ; another nest was found also Avith two 

 eggs, uncovered and obviously deserted, as they had never heeu 

 covered, being only stained on the lower surface. They were 

 very fresh however (Kilosa, 1. vi. 21). 



Two species of worms were found in the specimen shot, viz. 

 (1) Dioecocesius aspera (Mehlis) and (2) Ilymmolepis sp. 



II A L L I B jE. 



Gallinula cuLonopus bracuyptera Brehm. 



Three nests of the African Moorhen were foimd built in 

 clumps of grass or reeds in deep water. The first had two eggs 

 on22. vi. 21, the second two eggs on G. viii. 21, the third iivo 

 eggs on the same date. Like the Common Moorhen's eggs, these 

 pliow considerable variation in siise, aveniging aboiit 41 x yu nnii. ; 

 the coloi-ation is also identical with that of the English eggs 

 and, like them, varies^ a good deal even in the same clutch, 

 (^Kilosa, V. d.). 



Gallinula ? angulata Sund. 



A single egg of the Lesser African Moorhen, measuring 

 43x31 mm,, pale in colour with line frecklings more like a 

 coot's egg (I^ilosa, 22, yi. 21). 



Phasianid^. 



NUMIDA CORONATA REICUENOWI O.-Grant. 



Five eggs of Reichenow's Ilelmeted Guinea-fowl measuririg 

 48 X 30 mm. werp taken at Suna in February 11)22 by my native 

 collector. 



Ntimida mitrata Pall. 



The Coast Guinea-fowl is extraordinarily abundant between 

 Mkata and the "VVami River and at many other places in the 

 Morogoro District. I have killed five with one shot, and a native 

 killed eight with two on the path just outside the house (Kilosa, 

 4. viii. 22). Lice (Goniodes numidce Mjiib.) were taken on a 

 Kilost^ bird on ll,iii. 1921. 



P a RIDiE . 



Phyllgpezus africantjs Gmel. 

 • Bits of quartz and grass seeds in the stomach of a male African 

 Jacana with largo testes shot this day (Kilosa, 9. iv, 21). 



