South-eastern Sierra Leone. 221 



25. (tVPOHIERAX angolensis. 



Gypuhiera.t' angolensis (Gra.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 312 

 (1874) ; id. Hand-1. B. i. p. 267 (1899) ; Reichen. Vog. 

 Afrikas, i. p. 603 (1901). 



Moyamba, August 1902. 



26. MlLVUS /EGYPTIUS. 



Milvus (Bgyptius (Gm.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 320(1874): 

 id. Hand-1. B. i. p. 268 (1899) ; Reichen. Vog. Afrikas, i. 

 p. 609 (1901). 



Bo, May and September 1903. Irides dark hazel ; cere, 

 eyelids, and feet deep chrome-yellow ; claws black. 



In the Mendi folk-lore, of which there is a good supply, this 

 bird is reputed to have once seized a native baby, and as a 

 punishment to have been condemned to remain always on the 

 wing. This story, coupled with its liking for fowls, makes it 

 very unpopular, and if one falls to the gun, every child, boy 

 and girl alike, runs up to beat the bird soundly. In a village 

 quite a crowd will collect to punish the bird thus. 



27. Elanus c^eruleus. 



Elanus car idem (Desf.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 336 (1874) ; 

 id. Hand-1. B. i. p. 269 (1899); Reichen. Vog. Afrikas, i. 

 p. 615 (1901). 



Rotifunk, November 1902. 



This Hawk is not plentiful at Bo, but is more abundant 

 at Rotifunk, while further towards the coast in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Freetown it is common. 



28. Baza cuculoides. 



Baza cuculoides (Sw.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 354 (1874) ; 

 id. Hand-1. B. i. p. 271 (1899) ; Reichen. Vog. Afrikas, i. 

 p. 618 (1901). 



? . Bo, October 1904. Irides and feet deep chrome- 

 yellow ; beak and claws black : cere and eyelids dull yellow. 



29. Huhua POENSIS. 



Bubo poensis Fraser ; Sharpe, Cat. B. ii. p. 42 (1875); 

 Reichen. Vog. Afrikas, i. p. 657 (1901). 



Huhua poensis Sharpe, Hand-1. B. i. p. 284 (1899) 

 Mano, on the Taia River, January 1904. 



