80 ^Ir. ]i. Alexander — /In Ornithological 



■with occasional snatclies of song, but never allowing liim to 

 conic to close quarter.s. At anotlier time it Avill glide 

 surreptitiously from a thick retreat to the next im])enetrable 

 spot, to dart away, if suddenly startled, Avith a twisting 

 flight, its bright-coloured breast catching for an instant the 

 sunlight. 



Regarding its distribution along the river, we observed 

 the tirst individual at Chicowa, and from thence, as we 

 journeyed on, it became more ploitiful, especially in the 

 neighbourhood of Zumbo. 



The female has no song, but utters now and again a soft 

 whistle. In point of size she is considerably smaller than 

 the male. 



Three of our specimens have the following measurements : 



Adult S ' Total length (measured in flesh) 7"8 inches, 

 wing 39, tail 3'8, culmen 65. 



Adult S • Total length (measured in flesh) Z'OA inches, 

 wing 3*8, tail 3 65, culmen 006. 



Adidt ? . Total length (measured in flesh) 7 inches, 

 wing 3'3, tail 3'4, culmen 0"54. 



106. Daulias PHILOMELA (Bechst.). 



We first observed the Thrush-Nightingale at Zumbo on 

 Dec. 17, and, though not common, we met with it now and 

 again in the reed-beds and swampy ])laces on our way up 

 to the Kafue river. We remember having heard on one 

 occasion (Dec. 22) the bird sing, and the notes appeared to 

 us quite as rich and mellow as those of our Nightingale. 



Adult S • Total length (measured in flesh) 5-9 inches, 

 wing 3"2. Iris brown ; bill brown ; base of lower mandible 

 light horn colour ; legs and feet brown. 



Adult ? . Total length (measured in flesh) 6 inches, 

 wing 35, soft parts as in male. 



107. TuRDUs LiBoxYANUs (Smith). 



Adult S (near Senna, July 30, 1898). Total length 

 (measured in flesh) 9"4 inches, wing 4"3, culmen 07. Iris 

 black ; bill light orange ; legs and feet light orange-yellow. 



Adult ? (Chishomba, Oct. 21, 1898). Total length 



