N. Rhodesia and Katanga District of Congoland. 107 

 Fam. Psittacid^e. 



106. PYOCEPHALUS ANGOLENSIS. 



Pyocephalus angolensis (Bocage) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 27. 



No. 3. £ . Kapopo-Kansanshi, N.W. Rhodesia, 4000 ft., 

 Jan. 16, 1907. 



Bill whitish; feet grey; iris dark brown. 



This bird is uncommon and very shy. It is usually best 

 to attempt to intercept it on its way to the water, towards 

 sunset. 



107. PYOCEPHALUS MEYERI SATURATUS. 



Pceocephalus saturatus Sharpe, Bull. B. O. C. xi. p. 67 

 (1901). 



No. 91. <$. Dikulwe R., 4000 ft,, March 16, 1907. 



Bill dusky horn-coloured; feet grey; iris dark brown; 

 skin round eye black. 



No. 158. ? . S. Kaluli R., Lualaba Valley, 2500 ft., 

 April 27, 1908. 



Bill dusky grey; feet dusky grey ; iris dark red. 



This is the common Parrot of the country and is 

 ubiquitous. 



108. AGAPORNIS LILIANS. 



Agupornis liliance (Shelley) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 28. 



No. 479. <?. Upper LuangwaR., 2000 ft., March 13, 1908. 



Bill rose-coloured with paler base ; feet pale greyish ; iris 

 reddish brown ; orbit white. 



This bird, so far as my experience goes, is confined to the 

 Luangwa Valley. It is usually met with in flocks of con- 

 siderable size during the dry season, but in the wet, breaks 

 up into pairs and family-parties. 



Fam. Coraciid^;. 



109. CORACIAS CAUDATUS. 



Coracias caudalus (L.) ; Neave, loc. cit, p. 29. 



No. 290. S- Bunkeya R., 3000 ft., July 27, 1907. 



Bill black; feet dirty yellow; iris dark brown. 



This species is usually to be found only in the river- 

 valleys on low ground. I did not meet with it in High 

 Plateau countrv, 



