276 Mr. \V. P. Lowe on the [Ibis, 



Otus lencotis leucotis. AVhite-fiiced Scops Owl. 



Some children found a nest on 29 March in the fork of a 

 large mango-tree. It contained two young birds which were 

 just able to fly, one of which was caught and subsequently 

 went to the Zoological Gardens. The site chosen was ten feet 

 from the ground, and there was no sigti of any nest, the tiny 

 young birds merely sitting among a few bones and pellets. 

 The bird when caught had quite a ])rownisli shade over- 

 laid with sulphur-j'ellow. After a few weeks of captivity 

 this disappeared. I visited this bird at the Gardens on 

 5 September, not having seen it for many months. I was 

 pleased to find it remembered me, although very sleepy, and 

 frequently responded to my call. 



Buteo auguralis. Lesser Augur-Buzzard. 



Found nesting in a cottonwood-tree about forty feet up. 

 On 8 April I shot the female, which w-as alarmed for the 

 safety of her young. On the following day T visited the 

 nest and found the male had obtained another mate to assist 

 in rearing the young. This seems very often to happen, 

 and I have noticed it even amongst Orioles in America. 



*Aquila wahlbergi. Wahlberg's Eagle. 



One seen several times near Tasso, ])erched and Hying. 

 Evidently uncommon, as it was the only one noticed. 



[Mr. Lowe cannot have made any mistake in the identifica- 

 tion of this species. AVe have a skin in the British Museum, 

 obtained at Bissao, Portuguese Guinea (ex Verreaux C-ol- 

 lection), so that there is little doubt Mr. Lowe correctly 

 identified his bird. — iK A.B.'] 



*Cuncuina vocifer. Vociferous Sea-Eagle. 



Tolerably common up the Rokelle River. Several times 

 seen perched or flying on or around Tasso Island. 



[This seems to be the first record from Sierra Leone. 

 We have specimens in the Museum from Senegal and 

 Cameroon.— i>. A. B.] 



*Kaupifalco monogrammicus monogrammicus. African 

 Buzzard-Eagle. 



Several seen. A fairly connnon bird. 



