KUNGL. SV. VET. AKADEMIENS HANDLINOAK. HAND 7. NIO 5. 



16 



Kim. 



At. 



At. 



Ku. Wc 



A. 



At. 

 E. 

 Es. 

 At, 

 E. 



Cisticoln hnuuwxrrns Heucil. 



» rufopileata Rcuw. . 



erythrops (Haktl. . 



Schoenicola apicalis (Cab.) . 



Prinia mystacea Rt)pp. . . . 



Qrass- 

 ( Inlth ated steppi and 



I :U1 ,1 pas 



Bash- Icacia- 



Bti ppe >■ ppi 



('uiiliirii/ilfrii ijrisroririilis (v. Mm I 



M //i/ut coiichla cethiops cryptoleitcti i Skarpe) 



Saxicola pileata (Gm.) 



1'iatincola salax (axillaris Shell/ 



( 'osaypha caffra iolcema Rcnw 



+ 



+ 



bush 



+ 



liush 



+ 



+ 

 I ni -.Ii 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 

 + 

 + 



About 105 species of endemic birds, not counting a considerable number of migranls, 

 were collected, or with certainty observed, round Nairobi and on the march between this 

 place and Meru borna on cnltivated land and in steppe-country of different kinds. The 

 birds from the forests will be considered below. - - It is of a great interest to make a review 

 of the geographical distribution of these species. Not less than 19 are distributed all 

 över the iEthiopian region and 7 more range widely across tropical Africa. Thus about 

 one fourth of the total number is very widely distributed. 12 species are generally 

 distributed över the East-South-African steppe-region, and 5 more have the same range 

 but extend also into the central African Lake district. 2 species range from Abyssinia 

 to Nyassaland and also into the Central African Lake district. 12 species extend from 

 Abyssinia through East Africa proper, and 3 more have the same range but are also 

 found in the Central African Lake district. 10 species are distributed from East Africa 

 to South Africa, and 1 more has the same range with addition of the Central African 

 Lake district. 2 species range from East Africa south to Zambesi; and 7 to Nyassa 

 land 3 of which are found also in the Central African Lake district. 1 species ranges from 

 Abyssinia to Nyassa land. 14 species belong to East Africa proper, and 3 more have 

 the same range but extend also into the Central African Lake district. 1 species (Polio- 

 spiza albi fröns) is really a forest-bird, although twice shot in shambas, which is common 

 to the East African mountain forests and the Central African Lake district. 3 species 

 are at home as well in East Africa as in Somaliland, and at least two of t hem may be 

 regarded more properly as Somalibirds. 1 species (Spermestes cucidlatus) is chiefly a 

 western bird, and 2 (Neisna quartinia nyansce and Spinus citrinelloides j ' rontalis) appear 

 to belong almost more to the Central African Lake district than to East Africa s. str. 

 The birds which have a very wide distribution are, of course, equally at home in East 

 Africa as in other parts of their area of distribution. Expressed in percentages the pro- 

 portions of the different elements of the fauna in this region are as follows according to 

 this collection: 



Widely distributed birds 24,7 % 



Birds ranging all över the East-South-African steppe-region 16 °/o, or with those 



reaching at least from Abyssinia to Nyassaland 19 » 



