FALCONIBM. 23 



more common of the two in Damara and Great Namaqua 

 Land. 



Measurements of a male : — 



in. liu. 



Entire length 21 



Length of folded wing 16 6 



„ tarsus 2 



„ middle toe 16 



„ taU 10 4 



bill . 17 



[A specimen of this Kite contained in Mr. Andersson's last 

 collection was obtained in Ondonga, Ovampo Land, which must 

 therefore be recorded as an additional locality for this species. 



Mr. Campbell, a gentleman formerly residing at Abeokouta, 

 in West Africa, informed me that this Kite is sometimes ex- 

 tremely common in that locality, but always leaves in the rainy 

 season, which appears to be the time when it makes its migratory 

 appearance fm*ther south in Damara Land. — Ed.] 



31. MachaerliamphllS AnderSSOni (Gurney). Andersson's Pern. 

 Strimjonyx Anderssoni, Gurney, in Proc. of Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 618. 

 Machaerhamphus alcinus, Bartlett, in Proc. of Zool. Soc. 1866, p. 324. 

 Macheirhamplms alcinus, Gurney, in Trans, of Zool. Soc. vol. vi. 



p. 117, pi. 29. 

 Machcerhamphus Anderssoni, Sharpe in Proc. of Zool. Soc. 1871, 



p. 502. 



On the 10th March, 1865, I obtained one specimen, 

 a female, of this singular bird at Objimbinque, Damara 

 Land ; it was shot by my servant, who observed another, 

 probably the male. I imagine that I have myself ob- 

 served it once or twice in the neighbourhood of Objim- 

 binque just before dusk. When brought to me, I 

 instinctively suspected the bird to be a feeder at dusk 

 or at night, and called out " Why, that fellow is likely to 

 feed on bats!" And truly enough, so it turned out; for, 



