392 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant o/^ 



referable to that species, and not to the bird from Lake 

 Ngami [r/. Gurney, Anderss. Birds Damaral. p. 120, 

 editorial note; Sharpe^ Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. vi. p. 134, 

 specs, s & t]. 



The Ngami Bulbul is a common bird throughout Bech- 

 uanaland, but is only found in the Kalahari in the 

 neighbourhood of water, its presence being an almost 

 infallible sign that water is at no great distance. In 

 Ngamiland we noticed it was particularly fond of the soft 

 berries of the pepper-tree. 



Phyllostrophus strepitans Reich. 



Fhyllostrophus strepitans Stark, ii, p. 72. 



PhifllastrepJius strepitans Reich, iii. p. 405. 



Fhijllastrephus capensis suahelicus Reich, iii. p. 405. 



a. (^ . Tamalakan River, 3000 ft., 24th August. (No. 93. 

 R. B. W.) 



Iris hazel ; bill dark horn-coloured ; feet grey. 



This form may be at once distinguished from P. capensis 

 Swainson, from South Africa, by the much paler colour of 

 the upper parts. 



This Bristle-necked Bulbul was met with by the members 

 of the Lake Ngami Expedition at the Tamalakan River, 

 and appears to have a very wide range. It should be noted 

 that it is this species and not P. cajiensis which occurs at 

 Lake Ngami and also at Lake Nyasa. Examples of the so- 

 called P. c. suahelicus appear to be indistinguishable from 

 P. strepitans. 



The only specimen of this Bulbul met with in Ngami- 

 land was obtained in the mopani forest, north-east of the 

 Lake. 



Batis PRiRiT (Vieill.). 



Pachyprora pririt Stark, ii. p. 257. 



Batis prir it Reich, ii. p. 486. 



a-c. S ? . Molopo River, 3000 ft,, 8th, 12th, and 25th 

 April. (Nos. 2, 6, 33, R. B. W.) 



Iris yellow; bill and feet black. Fresh-moulted examples 

 have the crown and back greyer. 



