200 DR. O. FINSCH ON BIRDS FROM NORTH-EASTERN 
2. NEOPHRON PILEATUS (Burch.). 
Neophron pileatus, Riipp. Syst. Uebers. p.9.no. 3; Heugl. Syst. Uebers. no. 3; id. Faun/d. Roth. M. 
* no. 1; Brehm, Erg. Reis. n. Habesch, p. 205. no.1; Finsch & Hartl. Vogel Ostafr. p. 35. no. 3. 
Cathartes monachus, Temm. Pl. Col. 222. 
a. 3. Zoulla. June 6th, 1868. 
b. Zoulla. June 6th, 1868. 
[Common from the coast to the highlands.—W. J.] 
3. GYPAETOS MERIDIONALIS, Keys. & Blas. 
aétos meridionalis, Keys. & Blas. Wirbelth. Eur. p. xxviii, Anm. (1840) ; Riipp. Syst. Uebers. 
ip y Pp PP. SY’ 
p. 1. no. 1; Heugl. Syst. Uebers. no. 1; zd. Faun. des Roth. M. no. 6. 
a. d ad. Senafé. April 1868. 
b. 2 ad. Senafé. April 1868. 
c. 2 ad. Senafé. April 14th, 1868. 
The distinctive characters pointed out by MM. Keyserling and Blasius for the 
African Gypaétus (founded on specimens from the Cape of Good Hope) seem to be 
permanent. Besides the specimens collected by Mr. Jesse, there were two other 
specimens killed by a gentleman during the expedition. All these birds have the 
basal portion of the tarsus about three-quarters of an inch to one inch naked, and the 
space between the angle of the mouth and the ears devoid of black hairs, which are 
always present in the European G. barbatus. The latter species has the tarsus feathered 
to the base, otherwise there is no difference. The males are very deep fulvous under- 
neath. The following are the dimensions of the specimens brought by Mr. Jesse :— 
Long. al. Caud. Culm. Rict. Tars. Dig. int. 
No. 1, af .. .2 aii 17 al gai git gil gi gu 3g! yw 
No 2,6 2... — 17 23 3 6 3 6 3.5 
No38,d . . «2 8 16 24 3.6 3 4 3 1 
No.4,2 . . .2 8 18 21 3.1 3 8 3.3 
No. 5,2 2 2% 153 28 3 4 3 4 3 1—O.F. 
[The female (c) had the iris yellow, with an outer ring of blood-red; strong hairs 
over the nostrils; bill bluish: horn-colour; feet bluish horn-colour; talons darker. I 
obtained three specimens of this splendid bird, among them a fine adult male. They 
were very plentiful in and about the camp at Senafé and further up the country. I 
never observed them lower than Rayrayguddy, and never saw the bird in the Bogos 
country. In flight and habits this species resembles the Kites much more than the 
Vultures. I had no opportunity of finding out whether it ever killed its own game, 
as there was always a superabundance of carrion about, though I never saw it feasting 
on a carcass; it always seemed to confine itself to picking up odd pieces of offal about 
the camp.—W. J.] 
