^Y. E. OGILVIE-&EANT— AYES. 451 



Iris dark hazel, eyelids red ; bill red, pink, or mauve ; feet red or pink. 



All these specimens appear to be typical examples of C. afra Linn., with the wing- 

 spot purple in freshly moulted specimens, but this colour becomes green with wear 

 and exposure. 



[The Purple-spotted Dove was met with from Entebbe to Fort Portal and all round 

 the foot of the mountains, but was never seen above 6000 ft. — R. B. W.~\ 



Family T u e N i c i D ^. 



TcJENix NANA Sundev. 



Turnix nana Reich. Vog. Afr. i. p. 303 (1900). 

 a, h. d . Mokia, S.E. Ruwenzori, 3rd & 8th May. [Nos. 263. S. E. D. ; 2319. G. L.] 

 c. d . „ „ 17th June. [No. 1643. B. C] 



Iris grey or hazel ; bill brown or horn-colour ; feet brown or flesh-colour. 

 [This little Button-Quail was met with only on the dry plains around the south end 

 of Ruwenzori.— i?. £. W.] 



Family Phasianid^. 



C'OTUENIX BELEGOEGUEI Deleg. 



Coturnix delegorguei Reich. Vog. Afr. i. p. 507 (1901). 

 a. 6 . Southern Ruwenzori, 3000 ft., 23rd June. [No. 2411. G. L.] 

 Iris hazel ; bill black ; feet flesh-colour. 



[Delegorgue's Quail was a rather uncommon bird and appeared to frequent those 

 localities where the grass was very short and the soil dry. — R. B. W.'] 



EXCALFACTORIA ADANSONI (Verr.). 



Excalfactoria adansoni Reich. Vog. Afr. i. p. 509 (1901). 

 a, b. d. Mokia, S.E. Ruwenzori, 3400 ft., 4th & 17th May. [Nos. 1572. 1). 6'.; 



2326. G. L.'] 



c-e. d. „ „ „ 4th & 17th June. [Nos. 1642. /A C ; 



3451, 3452. R. B. W.] 



Iris red, dark red, or pink ; bill black ; feet yellow. 



[A few examples of Adanson's Painted Quail were seen on the plains round the 

 south end of Ruwenzori. — R. B. WA 



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