252 NOTES ON A COLLECTION OF BIEDS 
Tringa arenaria, L. Sanderling. $ 2, 8. Lamu and 
Manda. These birds, collected during the first two weeks of 
April, show every grade of plumage from the almost full winter 
to the half summer dress. 
Tringa subarquata, Gould. Curled Sandpiper. $ 8, 6. 
Manda Island. This series, collected towards the end of April, 
included birds in practically full summer to full winter plumage. 
Tringa minuta, Leisl. Little Stint. $ 2. Mombasa. 
Both birds in full winter dress. 
Totanus nebularius, Gunn. Green Shank. $ 4. Manda 
and Lamu. One male is in full dress and has the head and 
neck streaked with black and the breast spotted with triangular 
marks. It is considerably larger than the others. 
Turnicidje 
Turnix lepurana. Butter Quail. $ 1. Manda Island. 
Ardeidje 
Herodias gazetta. Lesser Egret. $ 2. M’koi. A young 
bird and a fully mature male. 
CoLUMBIDJE 
Vinago Wakefieldi, Sharpe. Coast Green Pigeon. $ 1, 
4. Manda Island and Lamu. Wing measurements vary 
from 145 to 154 mm. 
Turtur semitorquata, Rupp. Grey-vented Dove. $ 2. 
Manda Island and M’koi. 
Chalcopelia chalcospilos. Green-spotted Dove. $2. Lamu. 
Rather paler than birds from the highlands, but not varying 
in size. 
CEna capensis, 1. Cape Long-tailed Dove. $ 2. Manda 
Island and Lamu. 
Pternistes Humboldti, Peters. Black-breasted Francolin. 
$ 1. M’koi. An adult male in full plumage. 
Francolinus Grantii, Hartl. Grant’s Bush Francolin. $ 9, 
(J 7. M’koi, Manda, Mombasa, and Lamu. In this series 
there are no birds which approach the so-called F. Kirki in the 
amount of speckling on the breast and under surface. 
