10 ARKIV FÖR ZOOLOGI. BAND 3. NIO 21. 



42. Melittophagus bulockoides (A. Sm.) 



1 $ 21/3 1905. Mbgu. 



»Iris black». Feeds on insects». 



Lives in the »elephant-grass» and in groves. The native 



name is »Ntambu ankaka» = »another trap», that is another 



catcher (of insects). 



43. Melittophagus gularis australis (Rchw.). 

 1 ? V7 1905. Kgyi. 

 »Iris dark with a reddish tint, bill and feet black. Feeds 

 on insects». 



Native name: »Kileba-leba». 



44. Meroj)s persicus Pall. 

 1 specimen. 



45. Caprimulgus fossei [Verr.] Hartl. 



c^, $ 28/1 1905. Mbgu. 



»Iris dark, feet bluish grey-brown». 



This bird is mostly found on the »makanga», or almost 



bare, brick coloured, sand}^ clay-fields. The native name is 



»Lubokoyongo», that means a bird that sits on open places, 



and »yongo» may also be some allusion to the sound pro- 



duced by the bird. 



46. TacJiornis pannis brachypterus Rchw. 

 1 specimen. 



47. Riparia congica (Rchw.). 

 1 ?. Mbgu. 



»Iris dark». The native name is »Lubende-bende luan- 

 zadi», which means »river-swallow». It lives like our com- 

 mon Riparia and has its nest in the banks at the riwer. 

 Even such a small bird as this is used for food, the bovs 

 digging it out from its burrows. 



The dimensions of this specimen are similar to those 

 recorded by Reichenow in his description, viz. wing 93, tail 

 47 mm. 



48. Chelidon rustica (L.). 

 1 c? juv. 2o/,2 1905. Mbgu. 



