collected in A^orth Nydsaland. 543 



Eange, 7000 ft.), July. Seven specimens. Nyasaland 

 appears to be the most northern range for this species in 

 E. Africa, if Batis puella is distinct. 



87. Elminia albicauda. 



Elminia albicauda, Bocage ; Shelley, B. Af r. i. p. 98, 

 no. 1375; Sharpe, Cat. iv. p. 364; id. B. S. Afr. p. 838. 



Nyika Plateau, June. A pair, perfectly similar and in 

 beautiful condition. The species was hitherto known to 

 me only by the description of the type, which came from 

 Benguela. 



88. Trochocercus albonotatus. 



Trochucercus albonotatus, Sharpe ; Shelley, B. Afr. i. 

 p. 99, no. 1381 ; id. Ibis, 1893, p. 19, 1894, p. 4(39. 



Kombi, on the Masuku Range, 7000 ft., July. A single 

 specimen. Mr. Whyte has now collected five specimens from 

 three very different highland districts in Nyasaland, and, as 

 the type came from a mountain near the Equator, one would 

 have expected to find it mentioned in Dr. Reichenow^s 

 ' Vog. Deutsch-Ost-Afr.^ This is a fair example of how 

 much the student at home yet has to learn from the field- 

 naturalist with regard to geographical distribution, habits, 

 and migration. 



89. Caprimulgus fossil 



Caprimulgus fossii, Hartl. ; Shelley, B. Afr. i. p. 107, 

 no. 1488 ; Hartert, Cat. xvi. p. 551 ; Sharpe, B. S. Afr. p. 803 ; 

 Reichen. Vog. Deutsch-Ost-Afr. p. 140. 



Karonga, July. A male. This species has a wide range, 

 extending from the Gold Coast and Equator south to the 

 Cunene and Limpopo Rivers. 



90. Hapaloderma vittatum. 



Hapaloderma vittatum, Shelley; id. B. Afr. i. p. 108, 

 no. 1501; id. Ibis, 1896, p. 178. 



Kombi, July. Two males and two females. This species 

 is apparently confined to Eastern Africa, where it ranges 

 from Kilimanjaro into Nyasaland. 



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