tJie Tran^nud MiK^eum from JJorov. 21 



CArRIMULGUS PECTOIJALIS, ( 'liv. 1{. ISUi). (1 M.) 



Resident. 



No data recorded. AV. 105 ; Tl. 130. 



1 have l)asod tlic identification of this specimen on two 

 otliers which are identical witli it, one from the Umhelinzi 

 Kiver, P.S.E.A., and the other labelled 'SS. Africa," from 

 Ivy's collection and probably f^hot at Grahamstown. The col- 

 lection in the Transvaal Museum contains a series of adult 

 specimens of this species from Grahamstown and Hector 

 Sjjruit, and as the three specimens above mentioned agree 

 with them in measurements and in all respects except that 

 they are more rufous-coloured, and the young of other closely 

 allied species are similarly distinguished, I can come to no 

 other conclusion than that they are the young of pedoralis. 

 They are much too dark to be mistaken for fervidiis, of which 

 there are two specimens in the collection from N.W. 

 iihodesia. 



This species was common in the marsh region, but farther 

 in wa-^ only found near large streams. If I am not mistaken, 

 it is this species MJiich has a beautiful clear whistlino- sonn-, 

 which may be described as two clear pipes followed by a 

 series of notes running down the scale. When lying awuko 

 at night the song of this bird broke the silence of the forest 

 with such pleasing effect that I often attempted to follow it 

 to its source, but invariably without success ; and it was not 

 until I gave my " boys " instructions to try to show nic tho 

 bird that some time afterwards, at Ngainwe, one of them was 

 able to locate it and led me to a Niglijar perched on a tree 

 close to the ground ; but as it was then almost dark, I could 

 not see it until it flew away, and of course could not get a 

 shot at it. Almost immediately afterwards 1 heard it calliu"' 

 again in the direction it had flown, but owing to the darkness 

 1 gave up the pursuit. 



At Matiwe on the 3rd November I found a solitarv c^o' 

 partly incubated, and tried subse(piently to shoot the bird, 

 but it proved to be too shy and I failed to secure it. It 

 differs considerably froni a clutch of C.fo.^sei botji in size 

 ami colour, and \<, I think, referable to this species. It is of 



