E. lönnberg: BIRDS COLLECTED ]N THE CONGO FREE STATE. 8 



1. Anhinga rufa (Lacép. Daud.). 

 1 c? Vs 1906. Mbgu. from the river. 

 »Iris black». 

 Native name: »Nuni anzadi» which means »the bird of 

 the (Congo) river». 



2. Che7ialo'pex cegyjjtiacus (L.) 

 1 c? April 1906. Mbgu. from the river. 

 »Iris yellow». 

 Native name: »Vwadungu» or »bunda», that is simply 

 »duck». 



3. Stephanibyx inornatus (Sw.) 



1 $. Mbgu. 



»Iris yellowish, feet black». 



1 $ juv. ^o/j. 1905. 

 >>Iris yellowish, feet black». 

 General colour above similar to that of the adult bird 

 but the feathers edged with sandy buff, paler on the wing- 

 coverts than on the back. Primaries tipped with påle sandy 

 buff to whitish on the innermost ones. Scapulars not only 

 tipped but also barred with sandy buff, the bars however 

 partly confined to the edges of the feathers. Upper tail 

 coverts w^hite with the tips edged with buff or even barred with 

 buff and dark brown alternating. Tail-feathers tipped with 

 buff, under tail-coverts, as well, with buffish tips. Forehead 

 buff, feathers of chin and throat with buffish tips. 



These birds are chiefly found on the »makanga», that 

 is open ground consisting of mixed sand and reddish clay 

 sparsely and ineompletely covered with grass. Here it flies 

 round screaming and warning other birds for the hunter. 

 Its native name is »Ntoko yaka». 



4. Sarothrura putchra (Gr.). 

 2 J^c? 7io 1905. Mbgu. 

 »Iris brownish red, feet bluish grey». 

 Length of wing in one 78 in the other 84 mm. This 

 indicates a rather great variability with regard to size. 



The native name »Mpumpi amamba» could be translated 

 with »water widow» ås the two words mean »water» and 

 »unmarried». 



