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1921 .] On the genus Lampribis. 
As a matter of interest I append a list of birds seen on 
31 Dec., to give some idea of what a full day can produce, 
and also the comparative numbers of individuals : 
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2. 
Montagu’s Harrier, 1 . 
Herring-Gull, 2. 
Greater Spotted Eagle, 1 
Black-headed Gull, 100. 
Sea-Eagle, 1 ad. 
Cormorant, 25. 
Merlin, 2. 
Mergus sp., 15. 
Kestrel, 2. 
Mallard, 100,000. 
Sky-Lark, 100. 
Widgeon, 100,000. 
Wood-Lark, 2. 
Teal, 50. 
Magpie, 25. 
Pintail, 1000. 
Greenfinch, 6. 
Shoveler, 6. 
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Sheld-Duck, 2. 
Goldfinch, 4. 
Tufted Duck, 15. 
Chaffinch, 1. 
Anser sp., 6. 
House-Sparrow, 10. 
Grey Heron, 4. 
Reed-Bunting, 4. 
Coot, 1000. 
Meadow-Pipit (common). 
Jack Snipe, 2. 
Tree-Pipit, 10. 
Dunlin, 500. 
Water-Pipit (several). 
Redshank, 4. 
Wren, 2. 
Curlew, 1 
Dartford Warbler, 3. 
Slender-billed Curlew, 5. 
Willow-Wren, 6. 
Grey Plover, 10. 
Gold-crest, 1 
Lapwing, 5. 
Aquatic Warbler, 3. 
Stone-Curlew, 6. 
Fantail Warbler, 1. 
Red-legged Partridge, 4. 
Black Redstart, 1. 
Stock-Dove, 2. 
Robin, 1. 
Marsh-Harrier, (3. 
Blackbird, 1. 
Hen-Harrier, 1 2 • 
XXXIII.— A note on the genus Lampribis in East and Central 
Africa. By James P. Chapin, M.A.O.U., American 
Museum of Natural History. 
Lampribis olivacea and Lampribis rara. —Both these rare 
African Ibises range eastward to the Ituri Forest, where 
a single specimen of each was collected by the Ameri¬ 
can Museum Congo Expedition at Avakubi. A second 
example of Lampribis rara was also secured at Niapu, in the 
Bomokandi region of the Uele. 
