412 Mr. H. Ak.'xuiulcr — An Ornithulvi/iail 



beiiij^ pushed into tlie water till fish is taken. It is a very 

 careful bird aud difficult of approach. 



223. Pelecanus onocrotalus Linn. 



Found on the lower reaches of the river below the mouth 

 of the river Shire. 



224. HyDiiocHELinoN leucopteka (Meisner & Schinz). 

 Migratory on the Zambesi. First observed on Sept. 27 



at Chicowa (a party of five). At Zunibo, on Nov. 11, for 

 two days immense flocks kept passing down the river, mottling 

 the air white with their bodies. Again, on Dec. 30 and 

 Jan. 2, large flocks were observed beating down the river. 

 Three females obtained in winter-dress. 



225. Rhynchops flavirostris Vieill. 



Not common. On the Chicowa flats we came across a 

 small party breeding on a sandbank (Sept. 27). We found 

 a nest containing three eggs (much incubated) in a deep 

 capacious hole scratched in the sand. 



Description of the eggs. — Average measurements 1'57 x 1'2. 

 Ground stone-colour, blotched and spotted all over with 

 light umber-brown and underlying markings of purplish 

 brown. These birds are fond of congregating over some pool 

 towards nightfall, flying to and fro catching their prey. 



The flight is steady, the wing-beats being very marked, 

 the bird skimming the water the whole time. 



The note is a loud, harsh " kip,'^ constantly repeated. 



226. Larus cirrhocephalus Vieill. 



Single individuals frequently observed all ahmg the river^ 

 On our way up to Chindi we saw big flocks at Durban, in 

 Delagoa Bay, and at Inhambane. 



Adult S (Senna, July 25, 1898). Iris straw-colour; bill, 

 legs, and feet dark crimson. 



227. Phcenicopterus roseus Barr. 



Flocks seen in July on the Zambesi deltas, but not beyond 

 the tide-influence. During our stay, on July 9, at Inham- 

 bane, Flamingoes were numerous. Towards evening, at low 

 tide, a vast tract of land in the bay was the resort for flocks 



