92 Mr. S. A. Neave on the Birds of 



No. 504. $ . Chambezi Valley, April 17, 1908. 



Bill brownish olive ; feet greenish olive ; iris brown. 



I only met with this bird on a large swamp called 

 Nashinga in the Upper Chambezi Valley. It takes 

 to wing more readily and flies more strongly than 

 Actophilus africanus. 



Fam. GlareolidjE. 



38. Glareola pratincola. 



Glareola pratincola (L.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxiv. 

 p. 53. 



Glareola fuse a Reich, loc. cit. vol. i. p. 144. 



Nos. 707, 708. $ ? . Kalungwisi R., 4000 ft., Sept. 9, 

 1908. 



Bill — distal half black, proximal half scarlet; feet and iris 

 dark brown. 



This bird occurred sparingly, feeding on the newly burnt 

 ground, on the plains of the Kalungwisi Valley, in September, 

 and again near L. Young at the beginning of November. I 

 never saw it elsewhere. 



39. Galactochrysea emini. 



Galactochrysea emini (Shell.) ; Sharpc, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xxiv. p. 171. 



Glareola emini Reich, loc. cit. vol. i. p. 147. 



No. 407. S • Lubudi R., 3890 ft,, Nov. 22, 1907. 



Bill — culrnen and tip of both mandibles black, remainder 

 scnrlet; feet dusky red ; tarsi scarlet ; iris dusky. 



No. 430. ? . Lufupa R., 3500 ft., Nov. 3, 1907. 



Bill — tip black, base and gape scarlet ; feet dusky red ; 

 tarsi scarlet ; iris brown. 



This handsome little bird is not uncommon in rocky places 

 on the upper waters of the rivers Lualaba, Lufupa, and 

 Lubudi. 



Specimen no. 430 contained a fully developed egg. This 

 is of the usual Glareola type, being white, thickly covered 

 with distinct spots and scribblings of blackish brown and 

 underlying smudges of purplish grey. 



The egg measures axis 1'3 inch, diameter 0'9. 



