436 MR. K. B. SHABi'E ON BIRDS 



distinguished from T. fasciatus, it is an interesting piece of 

 evidence of the close alliance of the two species, that T. fasciatus 

 goes through a stage of plumage resembling the features of the 

 adult T. semifasciatus. 



80. TocKus CAMURiis, Cass. ; Elliot, t. c. pi. lix. 



A specimen from Sassa, October, agrees with others from 

 Gaboon in the British Museum. 



81. Phohdophalus Sharpii {Elliot) ; Elliot, t. c. pi. xxxiii. 

 A specimen from Ndoruma. Identical with the type in the 



British Museum from Angola. 



82. Spfagolobus atratus {Temm.) ; Elliot, t. c. pi. xxiv. — 

 Buceros atratus, Hartl. op. cit. viii. p. 208. 



A large series from Semmio, illustrating the changes of the 

 species from youth to age. The young male evidently commences 

 life with a rufous plumage like the female, as traces of it are to 

 be seen in one of the male birds ; but apparently the bill is like 

 that of the old male in form, without such a large development 

 of casque. 



Cohors VII. Peristeroide^. 



83. Trerok calva (Temm.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1883, p. 267.— 

 T. nudirostris, Heugl. t. c. p. 821 ; Sartl. op. cit. vii. p. 117. 



A series from Sassa and Semmio. 



84. Trerois" waalia (Gm.) ; Heugl. t. c. p. 817; Shelley, Ibis, 

 1883, p. 265 ; Hartl. op. cit. vii. p. 117. 



Several specimens from Jur Grattas and Dem Suleiman. 



85. CoLUMBA GUi]sr^E]S"sis, Bonn. ; Heugl. f. c. p. 822 ; Hartl. 

 op. cit. viii. p. 216 ; Shelley, t. c. p. 278. 



A female from Jur Gattas, JN"ovember. Iris ochre-yellow. 



Order III. ACCIPITRES. 



86. Gtpohierax akgolensis (Gm.) ; Heugl. ^. c. p. 106, note ; 

 Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 312. 



A considerable series of old and. young birds was brought by 

 Mr. BohndorfF, who says that it was plentiful in the Nyam- 

 nyam country wherever the Elseis palm is found. It is very fond 

 of the fruit of this palm and devours it, as well as feeding on 

 small antelopes &c. The late Baron von Heugl in believed he 



