48 Mr. A. Roberts on JJirds in 



This and the foregoing species were thought to be one 

 and the same and no })articnhir note was made of it. The 

 specimen secured rose from the ground to a tree in the samo 

 manner as the others. 



MoTACiLLA VIDUA, Sund. R. 1G30. (1 M.) April. 



I. umber; B. & L. bhick. Leng. 210; W. 95; Tl. OG ; 

 Ts. 24 ; C. IG. 



Tliis specimen was one of four found frequenting a marshy 

 piece of ground on the edge of a pool of water in the open 

 at ViUa Pereira. Others were also observed on open 

 stretches of sand in the river-bed. 



MoTACiLLA LONGICAUDA, Kiipp, ]\. lluVL (1.) Resident. 

 (Data lost.) W. 77 ; Tl. 92 ; Ts. 20 ; ('. 13. 

 The Long-tailed Wagtail was not uncommon in parts of 

 the rivers amongst rocks, but very shy and ditiicult to 



ap[iro:ich. 



Macronyx croseus (Vieill). R. 15G9. (1 M., 1 F.) 

 Resident. 



I. grey-brown ; B. max. diirk l)rown, maud, horn-blue, 

 tip darker ; L. pale brownisli yellow\ Leng. 203-214 ; 

 W. 98-101 : TL 78-79; Ts. 3.5 ; \\ 15-19. 



Not uncommon in open marsh-land. It always took to 

 the tops of the nearest trees when alarmed. 



PnYLLASTUKPnUS FLAVIVENTRIS OCCIDENTALIS (Sharpc). 



R. 1758 A. (2 M.) Resident. 



L d.ill red; r,. dark l)r()wn ; L. slate. Leng. 230-233 ; 

 AV. 103; Tl. 101; Ts. 21; V. 21-22. 



Not maiiv of these YeUow Biilljuls were seen. Three or 

 four at Mjiimlia and a pair at Quelimano were found eating 

 small berries, and another pair at Ngamwe seemed to bo 

 sucking nectar from some red aloe flowers. 



l*nYi.LASTiu;riirs caimonsis siaiirltci's (Kchw.). R. 

 1773 fl. (2 M., 1 !■'.) IJcsident. 



I. slate-brown ; 15. ihiik brown; L. slate-bhie. Leng. 



