A r . Rhodesia and Katanga District of Congoland. 99 



yellow ; feet and tarsi dull yellow, upper surface of toes 

 shaded with dull brown. 



(776) Upper mandible dusky, lower yellowish horn- 

 coloured, tipped with dusky ; above nostrils and around eyes 

 bright yellow ; feet and tarsi dull yellow. 



A common inhabitant of swamps in the Bangweolo 

 district. 



68. Ardeola ralloides. 



Ardeola ralloides (Scop.) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 20. 



No. 59.2. <J . L. Bangweolo, July 4, 1908. 



Bill dusky above, greenish below ; feet greenish yellow ; 

 iris yellow, skin around eye yellow. 



Very common in the Bangweolo district and other suitable 

 places. It is usually solitary, but sometimes met with in 

 flocks. It is called " Mandogagwa" on L. Bangweolo. 



69. Ardeirallus sturmi. 



Ardeirallus sturmi (Wagl.) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 21. 



Fam. PHCENICOPTERIDiE. 



70. Phosnicopterus sp. inc. 



I never met with Flamingos in the interior. There are, 

 however, always flocks to be seen on the Lower Zambezi and 

 on the seashore at Chinde. 



Fam. Anatid^e. 



71. Plectropterus gambensis. 



Plectropterus gambensis (L.) ; Reich, loc. cit. vol. i. 

 p. 134. 



No. 819. <J . Mansya E., L. Young, Nov. 3, 1908. 



Bill dull red, both mandibles tipped with whitish ; bare 

 skin on face and orbit dull red ; feet dirty flesh-coloured ; 

 iris hazel. 



Not uncommon on the open plains. It is wary and not 

 often to be obtained with a shot-gun. 



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