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



wings during the rainy season, particularly on cloudy days- 

 The specimen procured was probably a young bird, as it was 

 indulging in very short flights, but, as a rule, they fly high 

 and drop a long way off. 



— . Macron Yx fuellebop.ni, Reichw. (Fulleborn's 

 Yellow-breasted Long-claw.) 



(a) $ . Serenji, July '05. 



[This is a Nyasaland species, differing from M. croceus 

 (Yellow-throated Long-claw) only in slightly larger size and 

 darker brown colour. It has been obtained in one or two 

 localities in the highlands to the north of Lake Nyasa, and is 

 described by Shelley (Bds. Afr. iii. p. 9).] 



139. Anthus lineiventris. (Stripe-bellied Pipit.) 

 (a) (J . Chiromwe, Oct. '03. 

 (h) 9 . Palnohwe, Aug. '04. 

 {c) S • Lushinga Hill, Nov. '04. 

 {d). Malagulo, Serenji, Aug. '05. 

 (e) c?. Lavunsi, near Serenji, Sept. •'05. 

 I have always met with this Pipit in the hills near rocks. 

 It does not particularly frequent the neighbourhood of water. 



144. Anthus pyrrhonotus. (Cinnamon-backed Pipit.) 

 (a) S ' Serenji, July '05. 



145. Anthus rufulus. (Lesser Tawny Pipit.) 

 (a) S • Zumbo, Sept. '03. 



This Pipit is found on the open flats, and is common there, 

 but one sees very little of it until the grass is burnt. 



147. MoTACiLLA VIDUA. (African Pied Wagtail.) 

 (a) 9 . Karoka's, near Mpika, Aug. '05. 

 Quite common. 



150. MoTACiLLA CAMPESTBis. (Ray's Yellow Wagtail.) 

 (a) $ . Feira, Nov. '03. 



This Wagtail comes with the rains and is always in flocks, 

 whereas M. vidua is solitary or in small parties. 



151. MoTACiLLA FLAVA. (Bluc-headed Wagtail.) 

 (a) $ . Dambo, near Kanyani, Mar. 3rd, '05. 



[This individual, which was met with in a flock of 



