474 Capt. G. E. Shelley on Birds 



Porjihyrio sp.?^ Kirk, Ibis, 1864, p. 335 (Quilimane). 

 Palombi River, $ , Oct. This is the first time the species 

 has been identified as coming from the Zambesi district. 



G5. Gallinula chloropus. 



Gallinula chloropus (Linn.) ; Sharpe, B. S. Afr. p. 623. 



Palombi River, ^ , Oct. 



66. PODICA PETERSl. 



Podica petersi, Hartl. ; Sharpe, B. S. Afr. p. 625, pi. 12. 



Lower Shire, ? , Oct. Although this species ranges over 

 nearly the whole of Tropical and South Africa, it is a rare 

 bird in collections, and has not previously been recorded from 

 the Zambesi district. 



67. Parra capensis. 



Parra capensis, Smith; Sharpe, B. S. Afr. p. 649. 

 Lake Shirwa, Feb. 



68. Balearica chrysopelargus. 



Balearica chrysopelargus (Licht.) ; Sharpe, B. S. Afr. 

 p. 6,29 ; id. Cat. xxiii. p. 294. 

 Lake Shirwa, Feb. 



69. GlAREOLA PRATINCOLA. 



Glareola j^ratincola, Linn. ; Shelley, Ibis, 1894, p. 25. 

 Lake Shirwa, May and June. Here, according to Mr. 

 Whyte, this Pratincola is common. 



70. CURSORIUS CHALCOPTERUS. 



Cursorius chalcopterus, Temm. ; Shelley, Ibis, 1894, p. 25. 

 Lake Shirwa, $ , June. 



71. Charadrius pecuarius. 



Charadrius pecuarius, Temm. ; Seebohm, Geogr. Distrib. 

 Charadr. p. 158. 



^gialitis varius (Vieill.) ; Sharpe, B. S. Afr. p. 661. 



Lake Shirwa, May and June. This Plover is confined to 

 tlie Ethiopian region, but is there to be met with every- 

 where in suitable localities from Egypt to Natal and 

 Damaralandj and from the Cape Verd Islands and the Gold 

 Coast to Madagascar. 



