448 ZOOLOGICAL RESULTS OF THE RUWENZOEI EXPEDITION. 



the forehead are whitish, tipped with brown ; the chin and throat are white ; the 

 breast narrowly barred with dark brown and rufous ; and the belly and under tail- 

 coverts rufous, shading into lighter brown on the sides and flanks. 



Wiug. 



c? adult (No. 2150) 6-3 inches. 



S „ (No. 1335) 6-1 „ 



cJ ? immature (No. 3262) 6-1 „ 



^ immature (type) 5*7 „ 



9 adult (No. 3125) 6-2 „ 



S immature (No. 1170) 5-6 ,, 



I may here remark that //. seimundi Sharpe, from Fernando Po, and H. ■plumhescens 

 Sharpe, from Efulen, S. Cameroon, are the adult and young of one and the same 

 species, the latter name having priority. An adult male example recently sent home 

 by Mr. Bates from the River Ja, S. Cameroon, agrees perfectly with the type of 

 H. seimundi. 



[Jackson's Dove was found only on Ruvi'enzori ; it frequented the forest and lower 

 half of the bamboo-zone and, though not uncommon, was a difficult bird to procure. 

 We often saw a Dove in the same region which appeared to be smaller and almost 

 black in colour, but it was always met with among the thickest and darkest parts 

 of the forest and for some months we failed to obtain a specimen. We nicknamed 

 this bird the " Black Dove." Eventually Mr. Carruthers shot what we believed to be 

 a " Black Dove," and it proved to be a young example of H. jacksoni. Whether this 

 was really the bird we named the " Black Dove" or not is uncertain, for it was always 

 very shy and remarkably strong on the wing, and never conveyed the impression of 

 being an immature bird. — E. B. TF.] 



COLUMBA ARQUATKIX Temm. 



Columba arquatrix Reich. Vog. Afr. i. p. 403 (1901). 

 a-/. 6 2 . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 9000 ft., 16th-18th Feb. [Nos. 1234, 



d. d. d. 



1235, 1236, 1240, 1241. B. C; 2157. G. L.] 



g. S . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 9000 ft., 1st March. [No. 1278. I). C] 



Iris dark grey, eyelids yellow ; bill and feet bright yellow. 



Dr. Reichenow has described as C. sjostedti an allied species from Cameroon with 

 the head entirely grey. 



[The Spotted Wood-Pigeon was found on Ruwenzori up to 10,000 ft. In December 

 vast flocks frequented the lower slopes of the mountains, but early in March not one 

 was to be seen in the same locality, though higher up the mountains, at 8000-9000 ft., 

 they were numerous from the middle of February till the middle of March. They 



