GO Mr. A. rvo])ei-ts on Birds in 



a good many luore, was missing from the collection when it 

 "was finally un])acked. The following j)articulars were 

 recorded: — "Xgainwe, 2;>. 7. 08, M. I. umher, B. black, 

 L. pale brownish slate ; Leng. 198, W. 0.'), C. 14/' 



CiCHLADUSA ARCUATA, rtrs. T{. 2347. (IF.) 21th Jimc. 



T. cream-colour; B. black ; L. slate-brown. Leng. l'J7 ; 

 AV. 84 ; Ti. HI ; Ts. 23 ; C. 15. 



I only saw this one specimen ; it was actively dancing 

 a])Out and singing a liv(dy song at dusk amongst the leaves 

 of a tall palm-tree growing close to the river at Villa Pereira- 

 'Ihis top of the ])ahn was a favourite roosting-place for a 

 number of different kinds of birds, on account of its in- 

 accessibility from the ground, and I have no doubt that this 

 bird was also in the habit of roosting there. 



MOXTICOLA ANGOLENSIS NYASS-K, HcllW. Ii. 223G a. 



(4 M., 1 F.) Resident. 



I. grey-brown ; B. black ; L. ihirk brown (pahn* in F.). 

 Leng. 183-185 & 170 ; W. DG-lOl & ?2 ; Tl. 07-73 ; 

 Ts. 23-20 ; C. 20. 



These Chats were never seen on or near the ground, but 

 always high up in trees, usually i)erched on bare twigs at 

 .some forty or fifty feet from the ground, in the clearings or 

 o])('n forest. The call i-eminded me very much of thai of 

 'Jarsif/er atellains. Specimens secured at Namal)ieda appeared 

 to be breeding, but I did not succeed in finding a nest. I 

 met with them in all parts of the prazo, but they were not 

 common anywhere. 



Myrmkcocicfila siir.LLKVi (.Sharpe). R. 2248. (1 F.) 

 Resident. 



T. dark brown ; B. tt L. black. Leng. 180 ; AV. 'JO ; 

 Tl. 74 ; Ts. 20 ; V. 10. 



I met with this vivacious and interesting (liat only 

 amongst large trees in dry parts of the interior, first in a 

 certain patch of forest some eight miles north of Ngamwo 

 and subsequently near Muandama and Nama])ieda. At the 

 last place a jtair were seen examining logs and holes in trees 



