from the Ruo and Shire Rivers. 585 



Common in the reed-beds of Ruo and Liadzi. Difficult 

 to shoot, as it keeps low down in the reeds and bushes. Very- 

 noisy. Usually seen in parties of five or six. 



20. MuscicAPA c^RULESCENs (Hartl.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 

 1897, p. 542. 



a. Ad. Ruo River, November 1898. 



21. Bias musicus (Vieill.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iv. 

 p. 142 (1879). 



a. ? . Ruo River, November 17, 1898. 

 One female obtained and one other seen. 



22. Smithornis capensis (Smith) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1894, 

 p. 14. 



One only obtained, two others seen, in thick bush. 



23. Terpsiphone perspicillata (Swaius.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 

 1896, p. 234. 



Not uncommon ; I found one nest, in February. 



24. HiRUNDo sMiTHi Lcach ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 X. p. 150 (1885). 



a. Ad. Chiromo, November 1898. 



Breeding on almost every house in Chiromo, often inside 

 the rooms. It builds a nest like the Common Martin, but 

 of course much smaller. It is very tame. 



25. HiRUNDO PUELLA Tcmm. ; Shelley, Ibis, 1894, p. 469. 

 a. Ad. Ruo River, August 1898. 



Fairly common. 



26. PsALiDOPROCNE iioLOMELiENA (Sund.); Sharpe, Cat. B. 

 Brit. Mus. X. p. 292 (1885). 



A few were seen in shady parts of the bush, but seldom 

 in the open during sunshine. 



27. PsALiDOPROCNE PERCivALi Grant, Bull. B. O. C. viii. 

 p. Iv (1899). 



Psalidoprocne, sp. inc., Percival, P. Z. S. 1899, p. 715. 

 a. Ad. Ruo, August 1898. (I'yP*^ ^^ ^^^ species.) 

 This small but interesting Swallow was obtained at the 



