2 Capt. G. E. Shelley on Birds 



species, no less than nine, which I have characterized as 

 follows, appear to me to be new to science, namely : — 



1. Prodotisciis zambesife, p. 8. 5. Sylviella whytii, p. 13. 



2. Xenociclila railanjensis, p. 9. 6. Laniarius bertrandi, p. 15. 



3. Phyllostrepbus cerviuiventris, 7. Hyphantornis iiyassee, p. 20. 



p. 10. 8. Pyrenestes minor, p. 20. 



4. Andropadns zonibensis, p. 10. 9. Francoliiius johnstoni, p. 24. 



Besides these novelties I find in the series one species 

 hitherto known only from West Africa ; six which as yet have 

 beenfonnd only in more northern portions of Eastern Africa ; 

 while two are southern species which are now recorded for 

 the first time from the country north of the Zambesi, 



1. Melierax gabar. 



Melierax gabar (Daud.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1893, p. 6. 



Zomba, Oct. An immature specimen, 



3, ASTUR POLYZONOIDES, 



Astur polyzonoicles (Smith) ; Sharpe, B, S. Afr. pp. 22, 796; 

 id. Cat. i. p, 113. 



Zomba, Nov, Both adult and immature specimens, 



3, BUTEO DESERTORUM, 



Buteo desertorum (Daud.); Sharpe, B, S. Afr, pp. 30,797; 

 id. Cat. i. p. 179, 



Zomba, July, One fine adult bird. 



4, ASTURINULA MONOGRAMMICA. 



Asturinula monogrammica, Temm. ; Shelley, 1. c. p, 6. 



Zomba, Nov, Adult and young. It is curious that the 

 young bird does not appear to have been hitherto described. 

 The one sent by Mr. Whyte had been kept in a cage, and is 

 nearly of the size and plumage of the adult, but has a good 

 deal of brown on the chest and brown margins to many of 

 the wing-coverts and scapulars ; it has also two white bands 

 on the tail instead of one, 



5, LOPHOAETUS OCCIPITALIS, 



Lophoaetus occipitalis (Daud.) ; Shellej^, 1. c. p, 6. 

 Zomba, Feb. and Nov. The former is an adult, the latter 

 a young bird. 



