2 ARKIV FÖR ZOOLOGI. BAND 9. NIO 14. 



2. Cliaradrius tricollaris Vieillot — J", Juja ^^i- 



3. Oedicnemus capensis Lichtenstein. — $, Donya 

 Sabuk 20/2. 



4. Triiigoides hypoleucus Linné. — ^, Juja ^^/i. 



5. Otis kori strutliiuiiciilus Neumann. — A fine speci- 

 men shot by H. R. H. himself with a buUet. 



6. Otis melaiiogaster Ruppell. — J^, Donya Sabuk ^/a. 



7. Balearica regulorum gibbericeps Reichenow. — 1 

 speoimen, Donya Sabuk ^Va. 



»Iris påle slaty blue». 



8. Limnocorax niger Gmelin. — J* ^^i, Juja, ^ half- 

 grown --/i Juja. The latter specimen is black with a rather 

 faint olive brown tint on the back and with the throat dark 

 grey. It is thus almost as dark as the old specimens, and 

 the throat is not white as the desoriptions in the literature 

 state (conf. Reichenow, Vögel Afrikas & Cat. Birds B. M.). 

 »Iris dark brown, legs and beak dark brown». The dry 

 bill has, however, a whitish tip. The difference in colour 

 of the plumage of this young bird may possibly indicate a 

 racial difference which is not apparent in the adult. 



9. Tlieristicus hagedasli Latham. — ^, Athi river, 

 Yata plains ^s- 



10. Biitorides atricapillus Apzelius. — J" ^^/i, $ ^^/i, Juja. 



11. Ardea goliath Cretzschmar. — J", Athi river ^s. 



12. Ardea melaiiocephala Vig. Mildr. — J", Athi ri- 

 ver Va. 



13. Biibiilcus ibis Linné. — J^ ^72. Donya Sabuk. 



14. Viiiago calva salvadorii Dubois. — 2, J" J", 4 $ $ 

 from Donya Sabuk 72 — ^Va- 



All these specimens, except an evidently young female, 

 are provided with a well developed bluish grey band across 

 the lower neck or upper back. 



15. Coluniba arquatrix Temminck. — 1 $ and a young 

 but fullgrown bird ^"/s, Donya Sabuk. 



The old bird has the length of the wing 217 mm., and 

 the lower parts are thickly spotted with white. These facts 



