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50. Schizorhis concolor (.Smith). 



Monkey Baj', Lake Nyassa, September 22qi1. " Iris brown. Stomach seeds. 

 Cry similar to ' Go away ' and ' Garrh.' " 



51. Bycanistes buccinator (Temm.). 



(? ad. August, Kambwe, Lake Nyassa. " Bill and casii[ue black, flecked and 

 streaked with dirty yellowish white; irides red-brown; bare space round eyes lake- 

 colour above, vermilion below; tarsus and feet brownish horii-colonr, slaty blue 

 posteriorly. The stomach was full of small figs. The bird was shot out of a party 

 of six. They had a harsh wailing cry." 



52. Lophoceros melanoleucus (Licht.). 

 ? ad. Septemlier, Monkey Bay. " Bill orange-red, base to both maudibles 

 yellowish: naked patch of skin ou throat at base of mandible bright blue; iris light 

 yellow; tarsus and feet brownish black. Stomach large seeds." 



53. Lophoceros epirhinus (Snndev.). 

 June and July, Upper Shire River, Monkey Bay. " Iris dark liazel. Stomachs 

 large seeds and tigs." 



54. Lophoceros erythrorhynchus (Temm.). 



c?. September, Monkey Bay. " Iris chrome-yellow." Stomach full of ants 

 and other insects. 



55. Poeocephalus fuscicapillus (Verr.). 



In July at Mdokas ou Lake Nyassa and Upper Shire River, d. '■ Maxilla 

 slate-colour, much darker at ti}i ; mandible dirty white ; sooty black round eyes, 

 cere sooty black ; iris orange-yellow, with a dull yellow periphery ; tarsus and feet 

 dark slate-grey." 



56. Glaucidium perlatum (Vieill.). 

 (S ad. July, Upper Shire River. " Iris light yellow." Stomach small rat. 



57. Asio capensis (Smith), 



5 ad. May, Upper Shire River. ''Iris very dark lirown; beak dark slate- 

 colour, tijiped with light horn-colour ; soles of feet pale yellow, claws dark 

 horn-colour." 



5S. Bubo maculosus (Vieill.). 



6 ad. May, Upper Shire River. ''Weight 1| lb. Iris bright yellow; eyelids 

 slaty-grey; beak and claws dull dark slate-colour. (Jrop large beetles and small 

 rodents." 



59. Elanus caeruleus (Uesf). 

 Lake Nyassa, July, August, the latter a young bird. The stomachs of two 

 contained rats. 



