Birds from the Zoiyiba District of Nyasaland. 229 



XIX. — On a Collection of Birds made by Mr. Alfred Sharps 

 in the Zomba District of Nyasaland. By Captain G. E. 

 Shelley, P.Z.S. 



Mr. Alfred Sharps, H.B.M, Consul in Nyasaland, has 

 placed at Mr. Sclater's disposal a collection of birds made 

 by him during the past year at Zomba, the seat of govern- 

 ment of the district. 



The land-birds were mostly obtained within a radius of ten 

 miles from Zomba, which is situated on the slope of the 

 mountain of the same name, about 2970 feet above the sea- 

 level. The water-birds are from Lake Shirwa, which is some 

 25 miles distant. 



The collection contains examples of 58 species, as 

 follows : — 



1. POLYBOROIDES TYPICUS. 



Polyboroides typicus, Smith; Sclat. Ibis, 1864, p. 307; 

 Sharpe, Cat. i. p. 48; id. ed. Layard's B. S. Afr. pp. 9, 795; 

 Reichen. Vog. Deutsch-Ost-Afr. p. 85 (1894). 



Zomba. A pair of these birds in fully adult plumage. 



2. ACCIPITER MELANOLEUCUS. 



Accipiter melanoleucus , Smith; Sharpe, Cat. i. p. 156; 

 id. ed. Layard's B. S. Afr. p. 25 ; Reichen. Vog. Deutsch- 

 Ost-Afr. p. 88. 



Zomba. An immature bird in an interesting stage of 

 plumage. 



3. LOPHOAETUS OCCIPITALIS. 



Lophoa'etus occipitalis, Daud. ; Shelley, Ibis, 1893, p. 6 ; 

 1894, p. 2. 



Spizaetus occipitalis, Reichen. Vog. Deutsch- Ost-Afr. 

 p. 89, fig. 41. 



Zomba. Two adult examples of this species. 



4. ASTURINULA MONOGRAMMICA. 



Asturinula monogrammica, Temm. ; Shelley, Ibis, 1893, 

 p. 6, 1894, pp. 2, 464 ; Reichen. Vog. Deutsch-Ost-Afr. 

 p. 87. 



Zomba. Two adult examples. 



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