AUKIV FÖR ZOOLOGI. 



BAND 10. N:o 24. 



Birds coUectcd in c.astcrn Congo by Captain 



Elias AiTlieniiis. 



By 



EINAR LÖNNBERG. 



Read September 13:th 1916. 



Diiring his long sojourn in Congo Captain Elias Arrhe- 

 Nius has devoted a greät deal of the time which he could 

 have free from duty to shooting and collecting of zoological 

 specimens. This has resulted in his procuring among other 

 things of a very fine collection of birds containing about 

 525 specimens representing 184 different species, which he 

 with great generosity after his return home presented to the 

 R. Svvedish Nat. Hist. Museum. It has been my pleasant 

 duty to classify these birds, and in doing so I beg to 

 publicly express my gratitude on behalf of the Museum for 

 this magnificent gift. 



The localities at which Captain Elias Arrhenius has 

 collected birds are the following: 



Rutshuru at the river with this name. 



Kabaré at Lake Albert Edward. Partly bush country. 



Kasindi at the northern shore of Lnke Albert Edward. 

 Steppe country with small acacia forests. 



Beni about 60 km. north of the same lake in the great 

 forest. 



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