Dr. G. Hartlaub on some Birds from the Cape Colony. 143 



XV^II. — On some new or little-known Birds from the Cope Colony. 



By Dr. G. Hartlaub. 



Dr. Sclater having submitted to my examination a small series 

 of birds' skins sent to him for identification by Mr. E. L. Layard, 

 Curator of the Museum at Cape Town, I take the liberty of 

 offering to the readers of ' The Ibis ' the following list of the 

 species, with remarks upon such of them as appear to me to be 

 new or of interest. The localities and some remarks are added 

 from Mr. Layard's MSS. 



Fam. CAPRIMULGID^. 



1. COSMETORNIS VEXILLARIA (Gould). 



Probably a young male of this curious species. The elongated 

 wing-feathers are only partially developed ; they are of a pure 

 white on the basal part of the inner web. Nuchal collar pale 

 rufous; abdomen whitish with black transverse bands; throat 

 and breast rufous and dark-brownish-banded. The localities 

 hitherto assigned to this extraordinary form ai-e : Madagascar 

 (Lienard) ; mouth of the River Quiliraane (Sir Wm. Jardine) ; 

 Angola (Gabriel). The present example, as Mr. Layard informs 

 us, was obtained in Damara-laud by Mr. Andersson. 



2. Caprimulgus atrovarius, Sundev. ; Grill, Victor. Zool. 



Antekn. p. 41. 

 From Rondebosch, obtained by Mr. Fry. (E. L. L.) 



3. Caprimulgus smithii, Bp. 

 Environs of Cape Town. (E. L. L.) 



4. Caprimulgus lentiginosus, Smith (?). 

 Environs of Cape Town. (E. L. L.) 



Fam. HIRUNDINID^. 



5. HiRUNDO holgmelas, Sundev. Ofvers. 1850, p. 108; Grill, 



Victor. Zool. Antekn. p. 36. Psalidoprocne cypselina, Cab. 



" This little Swallow first fell under my notice on the Keur- 



booms River, Knysna district, where I saw it apparently breeding 



in the holes in the banks, but I was unable to investigate its 



doings more closely. I found it abundant in the forest, hawk- 



