» 



AEKIY FÖR ZOOLOGI. 



BAND 3. N:o 21. 



Notes 011 Birds collected in tlie Coiigo Free 

 State by tlie Swedisli Missioiiarj K. E. Laman. 



By 

 BINAR LÖNNBERG. 

 Read November U:th 1906. 



The Swedish Missionary Mr. K. E. Laman has delivered 

 to the R. Natural History Museum in Stockholm a col- 

 lection of 95 species of birds from the Congo Free State 

 enumerated below. These birds have been collected at two 

 localities viz. Mukimbungu (signed »Mbgu.» in the following) 

 and Kingoyi (signed »Kgyi.» in the following). The former 

 place is situated about an hours way from the Congo River, 

 and the latter place lies near the frontier of French Congo 

 Both places may be said to be situated between Isangila 

 and Manyanga both of which are to be found on the map 

 in Reichenow's great work »Die Vögel Afrikas» 



At Mukimbungu the country is to great extent cultiva- 

 ted (peanuts, maize, beans, peas etc. constituting the crop). 

 The not cultivated areas are mostly covered with grass, the 

 woods being confined to ravines and valleys. 



At Kingoyi the ground is more broken with steep hills 

 and deep ravines. The woods are more extensive and the 

 cultivated area (principally with manioc, beans etc.) is smaller 

 than at Mukimbungu. 



Almost all kinds of birds, large and small, are pursued 

 in different ways and when caught or shot they are used as 



Arkiv fö)- Zoologi. Bd 3. N:o 21. I 



