84 Dr. F. E. Stoelir and Mr. W. L. Sclater on 



specimens of all these, with the exception of 28, have been 

 sent to the South African Museum and there identified. 



The list is arranged in accordance with the "■ Check-list of 

 the Birds of South Africa,^^ recently published by Sclater 

 (Annals S. A. Museum, Part viii. No. 9), and the numbers 

 prefixed correspond to the numbers in that list. 



Dr. Stoehr is responsible for the notes on the habits, 

 Sclater for the notes in square brackets and for the identi- 

 fication of the birds. 



The country is nearly all bush-covered, sometimes thickly, 

 more often moderately open ; it is very dry in the dry 

 season, there being few perennial streams, and even the 

 Loangwa can be crossed knee-deep in September and October. 



1. CoKVULTUR ALBicoLLis. (White-necked Raven.) 

 (a). Nr. Feira. 



Every hill has its pair, rarely more than one. One 

 day in May 1905 I saw a concourse of seventeen or more of 

 these birds. They had not, so far as I could make out, been 

 attracted by any carrion. For half an hour or so they in- 

 dulo-ed in fliohts all together, during which some of them 

 would M'heel and circle, seeming to show off. Then they 

 would perch on the rocks and presently fly again. They 

 were silent all the time. 



2. CoRVUS SCAPULATUS. (Pied Crow.) 



One day in August 1903 a pair of these birds came down 

 to the sands of the Loangwa. They were chased away with 

 much noise by a pair of the Ringhals [C. alhicoUis) which 

 frequented the same sands. I have never seen them since. 



4. BuPHAGA AFRICANA. (Yellow-biUed Oxpecker.) 

 I have not seen this bird, but once when we were following 

 the spoor of some Sable Antelope to the south of the Zaml)esi 

 wo heard a loud bird-call ; the " boys " said " that is tlieir 

 bird.'" We went in the direction, and sure enough we saw 

 the Sables. We hunted them, but failed to get one. 

 Coming back about mid-day we heard the call again, and on 

 going in the direction we came on a little herd of four cow 



