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Plate I. 



Fig. 1. Steppe with scattered acacias with nests "t Dinemellia dinemélli, near Lekiundu river in the !"■- 

 ginning of Febr. 1911. 



» 2. Typical acacia steppe near Lekiundu river in tlie låter part of March 1911. 



» 3. Typical »thornbush» north of Guaso Nyiri in the beginning of Marcb 1911. 



Plate II. 



The big förest on Kenia, seen from the edge of a deep ravine Jan. 1911. 

 At the edge of the prirneval forest of Kenia, 1 days march from Embu borna Jan. 1911. 

 From the bamboo-region of Kenia, about 2700 m. March 1911. 



Vultures and a Marabou- stork waiting near the kill in the thornbush at Njoro. Febr. 1911 (A. Jans- 

 son photo.l. 



Plate III. 



Fig. 1 . Ilead of Sigmodus scopifrons Ptes. from a forest two hours march from Meru borna. 

 » 2. Three eggs of Ploceus spckei (Heugl.) from the acacia-steppe near Luazomela river s /'t 1911 to show 



the great variation in shape. 

 » 3 a. The tail of an Oriolus larvatus of rolleti-type. from Nairobi '-'/i 1911. 



» 3 b. The same organ of an Oriolus larvatus intergrading between rolleti and percivali. from Nairobi : '/i 1911. 

 » 3 c. The same organ of an Oriolus larvatus of percivali-tyjie from Nairobi 9 /j 1911. 



Plate IV. 



Fig. 1. Alseonax pseudogrisola a. sp. from Njoro. north of Guaso Nyiri Febr. 1911. 



2. Lybius senex Rchw. from an acacia-grove at upper Luazomela river March 1911. 



Plate V. 



Fig. 1. Numida ptilorhyncha rendilis n. subsp. from the acacia-steppe at Luazomela river, P^ebr. 1911. 

 » 2. Numida ptilorhyncha Licht from Sennaar. Blue X i K ■ . Nov. 1834. Collected by Hedenborg. 



Trvckt den 2 februari 1912 



Uppsala 1912. Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri-A.-B. 



