464 Capt. G. E. Shelley on Birds 



At the same time I am by no means disappointed in the 

 interest of the consignment^ which will be understood when 

 I mention that it contains specimens of such birds as Scoto- 

 pelia pelt, Eurystomus glaucurus (new to the African conti- 

 nent), Parus pallidwentris, Francolinus shelleyi, and Dendro- 

 cygna major. 



1. AsTUR POLYZONOIDES. 



Astur polyzonoides (Smith); Shelley, Ibis, 1894, p. 2. 

 Zomba, April. An immature specimen. 



2. ASTURINULA MONOGRAMMICA. 



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

 p. 6, 1894, p. 2. 



Zomba, April and July ; Fort Lister, July. 



3. Spizaetus bellicosus. 



Spisaefus bellicosus (Daud.) ; Sharpe, B. S. Afr. pp. 40, 

 797; id. Cat. i. p. 265. 



Milanji Mountains. " This Eagle, a male, was captured 

 in August 1892, and was kept for about a year in confine- 

 ment at the Consulate, Zomba. On one occasion he killed a 

 full-grown domestic cat in an instant. He was full-grown 

 when caught, and never became really tame. This was the 

 only one we have met with. — A. W." 



4. Haliaetus vocifer. 



Haliaetus vocifer (Daud.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1894, p. 3. 

 Lake Shirwa, May; Palombi River, Aug. 



5. Helotarsus ecaudatus. 



Helotarsus ecaudatus (Daud.) ; Sharpe, B. S. Afr. pp. 48, 

 798 ; id. Cat. i. p. 300. 



Lake Shirwa, $ , May. Immature, in nearly uniform brown 

 plumage. 



6. Elanus c^ruleus. 



Elanus cceruleus (Desf.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1894, p. 3. 

 Zomba, Sept. An adult male and an immature bird. 



7. Falco dickinsoni. 



Falco dickinsoni, Sclater, Ibis, 1864, p. 305, pi. 8; Shelley, 

 P. Z. S. 1882, p. 302. 



