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on rocky islets of Victoria Nyanza in August. Two or 
three nests were found, the eggs being stone-grey with 
dark blotches. 
J AC AN AS 
African Red Jacana— Adophilus africanus. Abundant in 
swamps, as on the Molo at Njemps, running on the 
floating leaves of water-lilies and other aquatic plants. 
They take wing more readily than the Rails. 
Stone-Ctjrlews 
Observed at several points, but nowhere commonly. Two 
species occur— 
1. South-African Thick-knee— (Edicnemus capensis. 
2. Vermiculated Thick-knee— CE. vermiculatus. 
Bustards 
Kori Bustard —Eupodotis Jcori. This splendid species, with 
strongly-mottled wing and buff-coloured back, finely ver¬ 
miculated, and a head more like that of a bittern, is 
abundant on open or thinly-bushed veld, and affords fine 
stalking with rifle. It can rarely be approached within 
one hundred yards. Figured at p. 77. 
Despite its broad spread of wing and apparent bulk, 
the Kori Bustard is comparatively a slim-built bird, falling 
far below the European Bustard in weight. Those we 
shot on the Molo and at Baringo never exceeded 25 lbs., 
and the heaviest weighed by Mr. Jackson was 28 lbs.; 
whereas Otis tarda in Spain commonly reaches 30 to 
32 lbs., and one exceptionally heav}^ old male which I gave 
to the National Collection at South Kensington weighed 
37 lbs. 
The expanse of wing of a Kori male, shot at Njoro- 
Ilimalo, we measured roughly as 14 spans, or say 8J ft. 
Stanley's Bustard or Veld Paauw —Neotis caffra. This is a true 
Bustard, and although so much smaller than the Kori, is a 
compact, solid bird, weighing from 10 to 11 lbs. During 
