434 Mr. W. L. Sclater o7i Birds collected 



attracted by one of several of these Swallows suddenly 

 disappearing into the ground. On going to examine the place 

 I discovered a small hole of about six inches diameter_, and on 

 digging dowai I found the nest^ containing two young, about 

 a foot below^ the surface. The nest was composed of mud 

 and lined with feathers and completely blocked the hole from 

 below. 



The soft parts are: — Irides hazel; bill black; legs and 

 toes horn-brown. In the young the gape is yellow.] 



374. HlRUNDO CUCULLATA. 



CC. Durban Rd., Sept. 24 (.2) ; Knysna, Dec. 23 (1) ; 

 Plettenberg Bay, Feb. 23, 27 (5) ; Z. Jususie Valley, 

 Dec. 1 (1) ; Tv. Wakkerstroom, Mch. 2, 21 (2); Woodbush 

 Hills, Nov. 15, Mch. 14 (2) ; Pietersburg, Feb. 23, 

 Mch. 11 (3). 



[Only during the summer season have I seen this Swallow. 

 It usually arrives in September and departs again by April. 

 I have noted it in the Cape Colonjr, Natal, Zululand, 

 and the South-Eastern and North-Eastern Transvaal. In 

 Zululand and the North-Eastern Transvaal it is usually 

 confined to the high veld, its place being taken in the low veld 

 by the following species. Its breeding and other habits are 

 too Avell known to need repetition. 



The soft parts are : — Irides brown ; bill black ; legs and 

 toes dark brown.] 



375. IIlRUNDO PUELLA. 



S. Jususie Valley, Dec. 1, 10 (5); Ngoye Ilills^ Oct. 15 

 (1) ; Tv. Klein Letaba, Sept. 22,25 (2) ; P. Tete, Aug. 20 



Three eggs from Jususie Valley were taken on Dec. 9th. 



Probably this species is only a migrant in South Africa, 

 but it is stated by Alexander to be resident on the Zambesi, 

 and this seems to be confirmed by Mr. Grant^s example 

 taken at Tete in August. 



[This species arrives and departs in South Africa in the 

 same months as does H. cucidlata. I have noted it in the 

 Zulu coast country and the low-lying Jususie River Valley 



