304 Capt. G. E. Shelley on 



68. LiMNOCORAX NIGER (Gm.). 



c^ 2 . Jipi, September 1885. 

 Irides crimson; bill pale green. 

 Very common. 



69. PORPHYRIO ALLENI (ThompS.). 



5 . Jipi, 15. 9. 85. 

 Irides brown. 



The only specimen seen. 



70. Parra africana (Gm.). 



5. Jipi. 



Irides brown ; shield on head pale grey ; bill the same. 

 Very common on every lagoon. 



71. Ardetta atricapilla (Afzel.). 



6 . Tangani, 28. 8. 85. 



Irides bright yellow ; upper mandible black ; lower greenish 

 yellow. Stomach contained, grasshoppers. 

 I saw only two specimens of this Heron. 



72. Ardetta sturmi (Wagl.). 



6. Jipi, 26. 9. 85. 



$. Tangani, 21. 8. 85. 



Irides of male brownish crimson, of female yellow. 

 Stomachs contained frogs. 



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73. Ardetta minuta (Linn.). 

 ? . Jipi. 



Irides yellow. The only specimen seen. 



74. Glareola ocularis, Verr. 

 S . Mashundwani, 11. 9. 85. 



Shot out of an immense flock which flew over my camp 

 every night just at dusk. 



Irides brown. Stomach and crop crammed almost to 

 bursting with beetles and tree-bugs. 



75. Dromas ardeola, Payk. 

 Kipungani Creek, 8. 1. 86. 

 Very common in large flocks. 



