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77. Limnocorax niger (Gm.). 



June, July, Upper Shir^ River, adnlt and yonng. cj S ad. " Bill greenish 

 yellow; eyelids crimson; iris dark orange-red: feet and legs coral-red, claws born- 

 brown. The stomachs of all contained red seeds, grit, water-shells, and vegetable 

 matter." c? juv. "Bill horn-brown, light jiatch above nostrils and at tip; iris 

 brown ; legs and feet dark reddish brown." 



T8. Parra africana Gm. 



Dp])er Shir^ River. According to Dr. llendsill the adnlt males and females 

 are alike. 



79. Cursorius temmincki Swains. 



May and Jaly, Upper Shire River. cJ ? ad. " Bill dark horn-colour, except the 

 pro.ximal half of mandible, wliich is dull yellow: feet yellowish or pinkish white, 

 claws dark horn-colour. Crops and stomachs beetles and grasshoppers." 



8u. Grlareola pratincola (L.). 



October 8th, 11th, ]2th, Upjier iShire River. The stomachs and crops of all 

 contained locusts and grasshoppers. 



81. Oedicnemus vermiculatus Cab. 



August, Kambwe and Upper Shire River. Bill black, shading to greenish 

 yellow at base: eyelids dark slate: irides light yellow: feet dull yellowish green, 

 toes with a bluish tinge in front. Stomachs beetles and Hymenoptera." 



Two eggs, slightly incubated, were found on August 5th, at the junction of 

 the Shire River and Lake Nyassa, in a slight depression of the ground, with a few 

 pieces of grass as a lining. The eggs are of the well-known character of Oedicnemus 

 eggs, with a rich buff ground-colour and rather heavy blotchings all over, 

 and measure 4s— 49'5 : 32'5 — 33 mm. They are like small eggs of Oedicnemus 

 oedioiemus (L.). The parents were very vociferous, but rather shy, even when the 

 eggs were taken. 



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82. Lobivanellus lateralis (Smith). 



S ? ad. June and August, Ujiper Shire River. 



" Basal half of beak and wattling round eye light chrome, dependent wattles 

 oniuge-3'ellow: frontal wattle cardinal red; irides greyish, with inner bluish ring; 

 legs light chrome-yellow; tip of beak and claws black. Stomachs and crops full of 

 black weevils and other beetles and grit." 



S3. Defilippia leucoptera (Rchw.). 

 A mutilated sjiecimen, caught by natives in August, Upper Shire Kiver. 

 <?. " Bill, terminal portion black, proximal dull lake-colour; wattled eyelids 

 vermilion; irides light orange, verging to yellowish red; legs red." 



84. Glottis nebularius (Guun.). 

 Auguot 2iJth, Kambwe, Lake Nyassa. 



