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Show 598 DR. R. BOWDLER SHARPE O N [May 22, (1895); Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 172 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-1. B. p. 216 (1899). Nos. 99, 100. d, $ • Lake Hohnel, western slope of Mount Kenya, 13,000 feet, Sept. 20, 1899. Iris hazel; bill black with a yellow-ochre band at the base ; legs and toes yellow-ochre; webs black. The only two specimens seen at this altitude. 9. PELECANUS ROSEUS. Pelecanus roseus, Gm.: Ogilvie Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvi. p. 466 (1899). Pelecanus minor, Biipp. : Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 161 (1896). Nos. 5 & 6. $ ad. Nairobi. Iris red ; feet flesh-colour ; fleshy parts round eye bluish pink; pouch yellowish. These birds are considered rare in this part. They are known to the Masai natives as " Mur-turu." 10. NECROSYRTES MONACHUS. Necrosyrtes monachus (Temm.): Sharpe, Hand-1. B. i. p. 243 (1899). Neophron monachus, Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 155 (1896). No. 13. d . Nairobi Forest, July 15,1899. Iris hazel with blue band on outer edge; legs and feet pale blue; bill dark brown; fleshy parts of neck bluish purple; head reddish purple; wattles in neck white. These birds are common throughout this district and also in the intervening country to Mount Kenya up to an altitude of over 8000 feet. 11. BUTEO AUGURALIS. Buteo auguralis, Salvad.: Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 175, note (1874); id. Hand-1. B. i. p. 255 (1899) ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 150 (1896). No. 90. Juv. Camp. 18a, western slope of Mount Kenya, 8000 feet. Iris white ; bill dark blue, lighter at the base ; cere, gape, and feet greenish yellow. Bare and very hard to get at. W e saw two other specimens during our stay at this camp. 12. MILVUS JEGYPTIUS. Milvus mgyptius (Gm.): Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 320 (1874); Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 147 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-1. B. i. p. 268(1899). No. 04. $ . Camp 20, western edge of Mount Kenya, 10,000 feet, Sept. 4, 1899. Iris hazel; bill, cere, and feet bright yellow. |
