530 Major S. K. Clarke — Field-notes on 



82. Ptyonoprogne fuligula. (1407.) 



Ingogo. I believe that I saw this bird also at Bloem- 

 fontein, breeding in the crags of the Drakensberg. 



83. Hibundo rustica. (1413.) 



At Ingogo the Chimney-Swallow was common in summer, 

 but did not nest. In March the numbers seemed to 

 increase greatly ; the weight of the nocks bent down our 

 field-telephone wires. 



84. HlRUNDO ALBIGULARIS! (1418.) 



Bloemfontein, and also observed at Ingogo. Bill and feet 

 black; iris dark brown. 



This Swallow is usually seen about the farmhouses. I 

 saw one nest on a bracket against the wall of a verandah. 



85. HlRUNDO cucullvta. (1427.) 



I first noticed this Swallow at Bloevnfonteiu in the middle 

 of October; but it was never so abundant there as H. albi- 

 gularis. At Ingogo it was common. I found a nest attached 

 to the roof of a coal-heading on the river-bank. 



86. Petrochelidox spilodera. (1438.) 



Abundant at Bloemfontein and Ingogo. The nests are 

 arranged in tiers, the whole colony resembling a gigantic 

 piece of honeycomb. I saw some colonies on buildings in 

 Bloemfontein, others on the perpendicular face of a bank 

 overhanging a little stream, and very frequently on the 

 railway-bridges. 



87. Cypselus barbatus. (1464.) 



Cypselus barbatus Scl. & Stark, Fauna of S. A., Birds, iii. 

 p. 25. 



This Swift appears in numbers at Bloemfontein at the end 

 of September. The specimens killed were very fat and were 

 feeding on winged ants. 



88. Cypselus caffer. (1469.) 



Bloemfontein. This Swift breeds in the farm-buildings 

 under the eaves, and in holes in walls. I obtained specimens 

 on September 16th. 



89. Cypselus africanus. (1468.) 



First seen on the Modder at the end of August. The 



