546 Capt. G. E. Shelley on Birds 



no. 1714.; id. Cat. xix. p. 6; Sliarpe, B. S. Afr. pp. 168, 

 810. 



Indicator bdhmi, Reichen. ; id. Vog. Deutsch-Ost-Afr. 

 p. 114. 



Nyika Plateau. An adult female. 



107. Indicator minor. 



Indicator minor, Steph.; Shelley, B. Afr. i. p. 125, 

 no. 1718; id. Cat. xix. p. 9 ; Sharpe, B. S. Afr. pp. 169, 

 811; Reichen. Vog. Deutsch-Ost-Afr. p. 114. 



Nyika Mountains, 3000 ft., June. An adult female. 



108. Melanobucco melanopterus. 



Melanobucco melanopterus (Peters) j Shelley, B. Afr. i. 

 p. 126, no. 1729; id. Cat. xix. p. 19. 



Pogonorhynchus melanopterus, Reichen. Vog. Deutsch- 

 Ost-Afr. p. 116. 



Karonga, July. A male and three females. This is the 

 most southern locality known for this species. 



109. Melanobucco torquatus. 



Melanobucco torquatus (Dumont) ; Shelley, B. Afr. i. 

 p. 126, no. 1737 ; id. Cat. xix. p. 24. 



Pogonorhynchus torquatus, Sharpe, B. S. Afr. pp. 172, 

 811. 



Nyika Plateau and Karonga, June. A male and female. 



These specimens agree perfectly with Natal birds, and are 

 from the furthest limits north for this species yet recorded. 



110. Barbatula extoni. 



Barbatula extoni, Layard; Shelley, B. Afr. i. p. 128, 

 no. 1768; id. Ibis, 1896, p. 178. 



Nyika Plateau. An adult male. This bird is known to 

 range from Nyasaland south to the Transvaal, and westward 

 into Benguela. 



111. Campothera abingdoni. 



Campothera abingdoni (Smith) ; Shelley, B. Afr. i. p. 131, 

 no. 1808, id. Ibis, 1894, p. 9. 



Nyika Plateau, June; Karonga, July. Tw^o specimens. 

 This is the most northern limit known for this species, which 

 ranges south into Natal. 



