N. Rhodesia and Katanga District of Congoland. 10] 



78. P(ECILONETTA ERYTHRORHYNCHA. 



Paicilonetta erythrorhyncha (Gniel.) ; Reich, loc. cit. 

 vol. i. p. 118. 



No. 435. S • Upper Lufira R., 4000 ft., Nov. 21, 1907. 



Bill amethyst-pink, with a dirty brown stripe on culmen ; 

 feet dirty greyish ; iris reddish brown. 



Widely distributed, but nowhere very common. 



79. Aythyia erythrophthalma. 



Aythya erythrophthalma (Wied) ; Sharpe, Hand-1. Birds, 

 vol. i. p. 223. 



Nyroca capensis Reich, loc. cit. vol. i. p. 108. 



No. 782. S • E. shore of L. Bangweolo, Oct. 17, 1908. 



Bill bluish grey, the tip black ; feet dusky, paler on the 

 anterior surface ; iris orange, outwardly margined with 

 scarlet. 



This bird seems rare in the country traversed. This 

 specimen was shot from among a flock of Anas undulata. 

 Native name " Choso." 



Fam. Phalacrocoracid.e. 



80. Phalacrocorax africanus. 



Phalacrocorax africanus (Gm.) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 23. 



No. 591. ? . L. Bangweolo, July 4, 1908. 



Bill — ridge dark olive-brown, remainder orange-yellow ; 

 feet black; iris bright crimson. 



Very abundant everywhere in suitable localities. It 

 prefers rivers with wooded banks. It is called " Munondwe " 

 by the natives of Lake Bangweolo. 



Fam. Plotid^e. 



81. Plotus rufus. 



Plotus rufus (Daud.) ; Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvi. 

 p. 412. 



Anhinga rufa Reich, loc. cit. vol. i. p. 95. 



Nos. 786, 787. £ S • Junction of Luansenshi and 

 Chambezi Rivers, Oct. 22, 1908. 



