— 411 — 



Distinguishing characters. — Intermediate in colour of under- 

 parts between H . s. semirufa and H. s. gordoni. 



(Noticed chiefly along the railvvay in company with Psalido- 

 procne obscur a; tliey are far from common in February. — 

 W. P. L.) 



Hirundo nigrita. 



Hirundo nigrita G. R. Gray, Gen. Birds, 1845, pi. XX. — Type 

 locality : Niger river. 



Two spécimens of the White-gorgetted Swallow were shot by 

 Mr LowE on the Ogun River near Lagos. 



Another spécimen from Lagos is in the Shelley Collection now 

 in the British Muséum, and there is also the type spécimen obtained 

 bv Allen on the Niger river, the actual locality of which was not 



Range. — This Swallow lias a wide range in West Africa 

 extending from Libéria to the Congo river mouth. It is represented 

 in the British Muséum from the Gold Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, 

 Gaboon, South to Landana on the Congo river and Eastwards 

 into the North Belgian Congo (Aruwhimi and Uelle rivers). 



(Only noticed flving and sitting on the fish-traps along the Ogun 

 river. A wounded bird proved an expert diver using its wings 

 for the purpose. — W. P. L.) 



Psalidoprocne obscura. 



Hirundo obscura Hart., J. f. O., 1855, p. 355. — Type locality 

 ûabocrom, (îold Coast. 



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An adult and immature example of the Dark Rough-winged 

 Swallow were shot bv Mr Lowe at Iju near Lagos. 



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