KUKGL. SV. VET. AKADEMIENS HANDLINGAR. BAND 47. N:n 5. 5] 



lomid in Guttera. Nothing like that is seen in the Guineafowl from Luazomela so bhal 

 it must be quite distinct from N. pt. toruensis. 



From this discussion is apparent that the Numida from the acacia-steppe at 



Luazomela by certain eharaeteristies (lifters from X. />/. />lilorhf/nrha, X. />l. major, N. 

 pt. somaliensis, N. pt. »lacroceras, and probably from N. pt. toruensis.' Willi regard to 

 N. pt. neumanni I could not form myself any certain opinion as the description is rather 

 vague, but Prof. Dr. Reichenow has kindly written to me, and informed me that m\ 

 specimens are perfectly distinct from N. pt. neumanni of which he has material. It 

 remains then N. pt. omoensis which hardly can be said to be described. The mosl 

 distinguishing characteristic mentioned by Neumann is that the nasal bristles of this 

 race shall be more strongly developed than in any other race except somaliensis. This 

 does not hold good for my specimens. 



I think thus that the correctest proceeding is to describe this Guineafowl as a new 

 geographic subspecies which I name Numida ptilorhyncha rendilis, because it is found 

 in the uninhabited country between the Meru, and the Rendiles, and in the country of 

 the latter at least in the neighbourhood of Guaso Nyiri. 



It may be characterised as a Numida of the ptilorhy ncha-gr owp with moderately 

 developed nasal bristles; strongly developed helmet (even in females) which is of some- 

 what varying shape and height (conf. the figures and the measurements recorded above) 

 but compressed from the sides, and more or less rounded off at the top (thus never 

 conical); thinly scattered narrow black feathers on the neck sometimes forming a tuft 

 behind just above the normal plumage of the lower neck; blue wattles. The greatcr 

 wing coverts are not banded by white as in N. ptilorhyncha (conf. Pl. V.), nor are there 

 any white bands on the quills (as in N. pt. toruensis). 



Acryllium vulturinum (Handw. ). 



Rchw. I, p. 448. 



In great flocks in the dry thornbush country north of Guaso Nyiri for instance at 

 Njoro. The Vulturine Guineafowls try usually to run away and when finally flushed 

 they do not fly very far. They seemed very härd to kill with an ordinary shot from the 

 shot gun if not hit in head or neck. 



Guttera pucherani (Hartl.). 



Rchw. I, p. -452. 



When passing through the great forests on the eastern slopes of Kenia I very often 

 saw blue-spotted feathers and blue striped quills of some Guineafowl which I presume ought 

 to be the one named above. I never happened to see the birds myself but I heard from 

 some Englishmen who were collecting rubber that these Guineafowls were not uncommon, 



1 In describing the differences of tlie plumage of X. pt. toruensis Neumann says (1. c. p. 410) that the 

 pattern of the »vordere Handschwingen» of this form is intermediate between that of X. ptilorhyncha, aud that 

 of Guttera. »Handschwingen» (primaries) is probably a misprint for »Armschwingen» (seeondaries). 



