4 Capt. G. E. Shelley on Birds 



13. Glaucidium capense. 



Glaucidium capense (Smith) ; Shelley, 1. c, p. 7. 

 Upper Shire River, Nov. An adult bird. 



14. Glaucidium perlatum. 



Glaucidium perlatum (Vieill.) ; Sharpe, Cat. ii. p. 209. 



Carina perlata, Sharpe, B. S. Afr. pp. 77, 802. 



Zomba. The two specimens were reared from nestlings, 

 and lived with Mr. Whyte for about five months. They 

 have nearly uniform brown heads, like other youug birds in 

 the British Museum collection. 



15. Strix flammea. 



Strix flammea, Linn. ; Sharpe, B. S. Afr. pp. 82, 802 ; id. 

 Cat. ii. p. 291. 

 Zomba, Nov. 



16. COSMETORNIS VEXILLARIUS. 



Cosmetor^nis vewiUarius (Gould) ; Shelley, 1. c. p. 7. 

 Zomba and Milanji Plain, Aug. 



17. Cypselus toulsoni. 



Micropus toulsoni (Bocage) ; Hartert, Cat. xvi. p. 453. 



Zomba, Oct. A single immature specimen. This species 

 was formerly only known from West Africa, from the Loango 

 Coast and Angola. 



18. Merops apiaster. 



Merops apiaster, Linn. ; Shelley, 1. c. p. 7. 



Zomba, Aug., Dec, Feb. Two specimens collected in 

 August are in full moult, while two others procured in 

 December and February are in full plumage. 



19. Merops superciliosus. 



Merops superciliosus, Linn. ; Shelley, 1. c. p. 7. 

 Milanji Plains, Aug. 



20. Merops natalensis. 



Merops nubicoides, Smith; Sharpe, B. S. Afr. pp. 99, 804, 

 pi. 4. fig. 2. 



Merops natalensis, Reichenb. ; Sharpe, Cat. xvii. p. 84. 

 Tshiromo, Sept. 



