from Efulen in Camaroon. 603 



17. Pernis apivorus. 



Pernis apivorus (L.) ; Sharpe, antea, p. 103. 



No. 249. S jav. Efulen, Nov. 20, 1903. 



A young bird, pale brown, varied with lighter brow 

 the under parts. 



" The two specimens of Pernis apivorus were both shot in 

 November, one in the year 1902, the other in 1903. If 

 they were travelling through this district, they were at least 

 finding good fare by the way. In the crop of the second 

 was the comb or nest of a small sort of wild bee full of 

 larvae. The bird itself was very fat." 



18. SCOTOPELIA BOUVIERI. 



Scotopelia bouvieri Sharpe, antea, p. 3. 



No. 294. <? ad. Efulen, Dec. 22, 1903. "Alum." 



19. HUHUA LEUCOSTICTA. 



Huhua leucosticta (Hartl.) ; Sharpe, antea, p. 104. 



" All five specimens of the big-horned Huhua leucosticta 

 had large insects in their stomachs — chiefly Orthoptera — 

 and nothing more. Nearly all contained grasshoppers, some 

 large beetles, one crickets, one cockroaches, and another 

 cicadas. The specimen of March 19th, 1903, which was 

 shot by myself at dusk in a tree over the path near a village, 

 was first noticed flying in short circuits and alighting after 

 each, like a small Flycatcher. Its stomach was found to 

 be full of cockroaches, which it had thus been catching in 

 the air." 



20. Huhua poensis. 



Huhua poensis (Fraser) ; Sharpe, antea, p. 104*. 

 No. 203. <J. Efulen, Oct. 17, 1903. "Nduk." 

 " Two of the ' Nduk/ Huhua poensis, had insects in their 

 stomachs, though one of them had small bones (of frogs ?) 

 besides. The third specimen had what was left of a good- 

 sized wild mouse. The specimen sent later (No. 203) had a 

 large black beetle, and also the hair and bones of a very 

 small rodent. This Owl keeps to the forest, where I have 

 seen it trying to hide in the day-time, though disturbed by 

 the persecution of small birds." 



