. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. Vol. 82 138 Bulletin Measurements of Type: Wing 94; Exposed culmen ; Tail 82; Tarsus 27 mm. Remarks: Three adult male paratypes measure: Wing 93, 94, 93; Exposed culmen 15, 14, 15; Tail 85, 83, 85; Tarsus 27, 27, 27 mm. One adult female paratype measures: Wing 87 (in moult); Exposed culmen 15, Tail no measurement, in moult; Tarsus 27 mm. The immature bird is paler and less rufous than similar examples of other races. Distribution: Apparently confined to the mist forest and adjacent bush on Mt. Endau, Kitui District, Kenya. I should lik
. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. Vol. 82 138 Bulletin Measurements of Type: Wing 94; Exposed culmen ; Tail 82; Tarsus 27 mm. Remarks: Three adult male paratypes measure: Wing 93, 94, 93; Exposed culmen 15, 14, 15; Tail 85, 83, 85; Tarsus 27, 27, 27 mm. One adult female paratype measures: Wing 87 (in moult); Exposed culmen 15, Tail no measurement, in moult; Tarsus 27 mm. The immature bird is paler and less rufous than similar examples of other races. Distribution: Apparently confined to the mist forest and adjacent bush on Mt. Endau, Kitui District, Kenya. I should like to record my thanks to Mr. M. E. W. North who sponsored the expedition, to Mr. Peter Hill, District Commissioner, Kitui, for his valuable assistance in the field, and to the skinners, Joseph Mbonge and Nguyu Mburu, for preparing first-class specimens under difficult con- ditions. A hybrid Red-crested Pochard x Ferruginous White-eye by Bryan L. Sage Received 23rd February, 1962 There appear to be few recorded occurrences of the inter-generic hybrid Netta rufina (Pallas) x Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt). Hopkinson (1935 a & b) merely fists the cross with no comments, and it is also referred to by Philfips (1923-1926). Gray (1958) fists both these references and the one given below, together with the remark that hybrids back-crossed to the Ferruginous White-eye result in offspring scarcely distinguishable from that species. On 8th May, 1929, the late Lord Walter Rothschild exhibited a skin. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Ornithologists' Club. London : British Ornithologists' Club
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