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Swallow (of which I first obtained a few individuals on the River 
Okavango in 1859) never extends its migration so far south as 
Damara Land proper; and, indeed, very few individuals come much 
further south than the Okavango. Those that came under my 
notice were always found in large open forests, flying high above 
the tree tops in pursuit of their insect prey, or occasionally perching 
on lofty, isolated, and aged trees, and they were in consequence by 
no means easy to procure.” Dr. Kirk also met with the species in 
the Zambesi region, where they were seen “‘on the banks of the 
River Shiré, away from dwellings, flying near the water, and 
alighting on the clay-banks, where they were observed entering 
holes, but whether these had originally been formed by Bee-eaters 
was not ascertained.” 
Adult malew—Above glossy blue-black, the head capped and 
united to the nape by a broad interrupted band of blue-black 
feathers ; a narrow line'of feathers from the base of the nostrils to 
the eye dusky black; space below this line, and the base of the beak, 
cheeks and ear-coverts whitish, tinged with grey on the latter ; 
lower part cf the back and rump deep chestnut; upper tail-coverts 
blue-black ; quills dusky brown, with a dark greenish-blue lustre on 
the upper surface ; tail greenish-blue above, black underneath, with 
an oblong white spot on the inner web of the outer tail-feathers ; 
throat and under wing-coverts white, tinged with light rufous; a 
triangular patch of feathers on the side of the head extending from 
the eye backwards, nearly encircling the head and extending down 
the sides of the neck, very bright rufous ; shoulders and sides of the 
chest dark blue-black, like the back; breast and under tail-coverts 
deep rufous, with a black spot near the tip of the two interior 
feathers of the latter; thighs white; bill black; feet dark brown. 
Total length, 8°5 inches; culmen, 0°45; wing, 5°75; tail, 4°75; 
tarsus, 0°65. 
Young.—Above blue-black, but not so rich or so glossy as in the 
adult : quills and tail dusky brown, with scarcely any perceptible 
gloss on the upper surface ; lower part of back pale rufous; throat, 
cheeks and under wing-coverts pure white; sides of neck and breast 
rufous, but not so rich as in the adult; under tail-coverts rufous, 
the basal half of the two interior feathers black. 
Fig. Hartlaub, Ibis, 1862, pl. 11. 
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