78 Major J. S. Hamilton on Birds observed 



32. Francolinus coqui. Coqui's Francoliii. 



Seen on the Missolo River ani occasional!}^ elsewhere in 

 the bush country, but nowhere connnon. 



33. Francolinus shelleyi. Shelley's Francolin. 



A few pairs of this Francolin were seen as far west as the 

 Lugenda. Like F. coqui, however, it seemed very scarce. 



34. Pternistes swaInsoni. Swainson's Red-necked 

 Francolin. 



I saw a single pair of what I took to be these Francolins, 

 near the Msiilu River, and occasionally heard their call. 



35. NuMiDA mitrata. East African Guinea Fowl. 

 Encountered throughout most of the bush country. Habits 



generally appeared much as those of A^. coronata, but the birds 

 appeared to have a custom which 1 have not noticed in the 

 southern species, namely, after the morning forage was over, 

 instead of going off and hiding in the long grass during the 

 heat of the day, they would fly up into the branches of large 

 trees, either growing in swamp or surrounded by dense 

 undergrowth or cane-brake, where they appeared to remain 

 until the latter part of the afternoon, when they would fly 

 down to feed. 



36. Guttera edouardi. Crested Guinea Fowl. 



I saw one pair in captivity at Ibo, said to have been 

 obtained on the coast. 



Family Otidse conspicuous by its absence all along the 

 route. 



37. CEdtcnemus vermiculatus. Water Dikkop. 

 One individual seen on the Lureco River. 



38. Larus cirrhocephalus. Grey-headed Gull. 

 Numerous on Lake Nyassa. 



39. Tachornis parva. Palm Swift. 



Encountered all along the route wherever there were 

 palm-trees. Once at the Msalu River, and again on Lake 

 Nyassa, I saw a considerable number of these birds hawking 

 insects where there were no palms in the neighbourhood. 



