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Mr. T. Ayres on the 
the following are the measurements of a male—total length 
13 inches, bill tarsus If, wing 8f, tail 4^. 
[The length of the wing given above by Mr. Ayres agrees 
with the measurements stated by Mr. Layard in the first 
edition of his work (p. 257), hut is considerably less than 
that of a male from Damara Land, as noted by Mr. Andersson 
in the f Birds of Damara Land/ p. 232.—J. H. G.] 
Turtur senegalensis (Linn.). Senegal Dove. 
A pair of these Doves built a nest in a rose-hedge in June 
and laid two eggs; these I took, and in a fortnight they had 
built another nest and laid two more eggs. Their eggs are pure 
white, beautifully delicate and pretty. 
208. Numida coronata (Gray). Crowned Guinea-fowl. 
The specimen sent, a male, weighed 3 lb. 2 oz., and mea¬ 
sures as follows—entire length 22 inches, bill 1 tarsus 3|, 
wing 10J, tail 7J. Casque pale yellowish ash-colour; bill 
pale ashy horn-colour, yellowish on the ridge of the upper 
mandible, and reddish at the gape; cere and bare skin round 
the nostrils and round the horn crimson; bare skin of the 
neck and round the eyes bright light blue; wattles blue, with 
crimson tips; tarsi and feet dusky, almost black. 
[I may add to the above description that the upper moiety 
of the blue circle round the eyes is surrounded by an outer 
simicircle of crimson, formed by the edge of the crimson skin 
which surrounds the casque; the shape of the casque agrees 
with the description given by me in f The Ibis 9 for 1868, 
p. 253.—J. H. G.] 
Francoltnus swainsoni, Smith. Swainson^s Francolin. 
The specimen sent was found breeding in the Waterberg 
district, and was brought to me with two of the eggs, the 
shells of which were exceedingly thick, approaching those of 
the Guinea-fowl. 
Eupodotis cristata (Scop.). Kori Bustard. 
Though I often hear of 40-lb. Bustards being shot, I have 
never seen one any thing like this weight. The specimen sent, 
though a male, only weighed 16 lb.-; it measured as follows— 
