470 Mr. W. Jesse on the 
large flocks all along the river, to which they come to 
drink, and noticed them feeding in the grass about fifteen 
miles from water. The Guinea-fowls shot had the nasal 
tuft of bristles very small, much smaller than in the 
specimens I formerly got in Somaliland. — E/.M.H.] 
The Somaliland bird \_N. somaliensis Neumann, Orn. 
MB. vii. p. 25 (1899)], which is in my opinion perfectly 
distinct from N. ptilorhyncha, is united with that species by 
Reichenow [Vog. Afr. i. p. 445 (1901)]. 
N. somaliensis is distinguished by having the neck naked, 
with only a ring of black feathers at the base, and the 
bristles at the base of the culmen longer and more 
numerous, forming a much larger bunch than is usually 
found in N. ptilorhyncha. It should, however, be noted 
that in some examples of the latter species the bristles, 
though never so long as those of the Somali bird, are as 
numerous and form quite as large a bunch. 
211. ^StRUTHIO CAMELUS. 
Struthio camelus Linn. ; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvii. 
p. 572 (1895). 
[I saw Ostriches on several occasions. The authorities at 
Khartum forbid the destruction of these birds, but the 
natives hunt them and search assiduously for their eggs. 
The Dinka women make curious waistbands out of circular 
pieces of the egg-shell about the size of a shilling, which are 
bored and strung. These they give to their men-folk, who 
seem to value them highly. — R. M. H.] 
XXVII. — A List of the Birds of Lucknow. By William 
Jesse, M.A., F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. (Member of the Bombay 
Natural History Society). 
(Plate XII.) 
Introduction. 
In compiling this list of the species of birds found round 
the capital of Oudh, I have had the exceptional advantage of 
being able to utilize the results of the labours of the late 
