250 NOTES ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS 
In some few cases I have been unable to determine the 
exact sub-species to which they belong, owing to want of 
material with which to compare them and to lack of literature. 
Such birds will be sent home for further study. 
The entire collection, with the exception of the European 
migrants and a few examples of African species, has been placed 
in the Society’s Museum and is available for study. 
As far as possible the order followed and nomenclature 
is that of Reichenow in his ‘ Vogel Afrikas.’ 
LARIDiE 
Larus Hem'prichi, Bruch. Hemprich’s Gull. $ 1. Manda 
Island. A not fully adult bird, showing traces of second 
plumage. In heavy moult. 
Gelochelidon nilotica, Hasselq. Gull-billed Tern. $ 1, 
<J 1. Lamu and Manda. The female is in almost full plumage, 
while the male is in complete winter dress. They were collected 
within a few days of one another, during April. Wings 315 
and 313 mm. 
Sterna bergei, Lcht., $ 2, (J 1. Sterna media, Horsf., $ 3, 
(J 2. Yellow-billed Terns. Manda Island. These birds are 
all in winter plumage. 
Ch ARAD RIID 
Glareola 'pratincola fulliborni. African Red-winged Pratin- 
cole. $ 4, 8. Lamu and Manda. According to Hartert 
(Nov. Zool. Tring. 1916) the Pratincoles found on the East 
Coast of Africa as far south as Natal belong to G. p. fulli- 
borni. All the birds of this series obtained belong to one 
species. 
Cursorius temmincki, Sw. African Red-capped Courser. 
$ 9, (J 7. Coast of mainland. A certain amount of variation 
in the richness of the coloration on the breast exists, but on 
the whole the series is uniform. A very young bird, in first 
plumage, was shot May 11, 1916. 
Charadrius Geoffroyi , $ 1, (J 2. Manda Island. One male 
is in almost full summer plumage, while the other is still in 
winter dress. They were collected between April 6 and 9. 
