GEOGRAPHICAL DISTEIBUTION OF THE ACCIPITEES. 9 



4. GrTPS KOLBi. (Map III.) 



G. KOLBI {Baud.); Sharpe, Cat. B. i, p. 8, pi. 1. 



Hab. South Africa ; pretty generally distributed throughout the Cape 

 colony, still lingering even near Capetown {Layard); Gauritz river 

 (Atmore). Caffraria (Brehm). Port Elizabeth and East London 

 (Richard). Algoa Bay {Mus. Wien). Common in Natal (Ayres). Ex- 

 tremely common from Natal up to the Matabili country (T. E. Bvckley). 

 Breeding in the Transvaal Republic (Ayres). Very numerous during a 

 jom-ney from Potschefstroom to the river Limpopo (Ayres). In all pro- 

 bability the species of Griflfbn met with in the^ Zambesi delta by Dr. Kirk 

 (Ibis, 1864, p. 314). Sparingly found in Damara Land, chiefly observed 

 in the vicinity of the sea above Oosop rocks in the lower course of the 

 Swakop river. Mr, Audersson does not seem to have sent home any skins 

 of this Vulture, with which, however, he was doubtless thoroughly well ac- 

 quainted. Mr. Chapman states that it is found neai-ly all over South 

 Africa, but is more common to the south and east than in either Damara or 

 Great Namaqua Land. 



N.B. It has not yet been met with by Anchieta in Mossa- 

 rnedes or Benguela, and seems to be much rarer on the w^estern 

 side of the continent. It was probably at one time more frequent 

 in the western parts of the Cape colony, as Sir Andrew Smith, 

 writing in 1829, speaks of it as occurring in great abundance 

 throughout tJie lohole of South Africa (S. Afr. Q. Journ. i. p. 11). 



There is no valid evidence of its occurrence out of the South- 

 African subregion ; and its reputed capture in North-east Africa 

 requires confirmation, while Von Pelzeln (Sitz. z.-b. Gr. Wien, 

 1862, p. 130) very properly doubts Erhardt's statement of its oc- 

 currence in the Cyclades (Naumannia, 1858, p. 16). 



5. GrTPS KUEPPELLI. (Map IV.) 



G. RUEPPELLi, Brehm ; Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 9. 



Hab. N.E. Africa. Takar and Southern Nubia 5 Kordofan, Senaar ; 

 Abyssinia; Djak on the White Nile, less abundant on this river; comes 

 to the sea-coast in Samhar, and occurs on the high mountains of Semien 

 and in the Galla countries up to 10,000 feet {Von Heuglin). AngoUala, 

 Shoa, October 1842 (Harris, Mus. Brit.). Autrub, on the Blue Nile (An- 

 tinori). The great majority of the Vultures met with in the Abyssinian 

 Highlands were probably of this species, which was by no means confined 

 to the high tableland ; abundant in the Anseba valley at from 4000 to 

 4500 feet; Rairo, north of the Lebka valley, at 3000 feet (Blanford). 

 South Africa, rare ; seldom found to the south of the Orange river (J. 

 Verreaux). Port Natal (J. Verreaux, Mus. Lisb.); rare in this part of the 

 colony Ayres). 



