1870.; MR. R. B. SHARPE ON THE BIRDS OF ANGOLA. 147 
the only nest to be seen in St. Vincent. It is enormously large and 
high, something like nine feet in diameter, and is composed of dead 
branches. An old pair of birds breed here every year ; and, according 
to the inhabitants, three young ones are duly hatched and fly in 
March or April. A remarkable fact is, that, of the great number of 
these Eagles which inhabit these islands, only one pair is found 
breeding, while the other ones still remain flying about as usual, and 
do not seem to pair or go elsewhere to breed. 
**T once found another nest high up in the mountains, but could only 
observe it from a distance, as it was placed in an inaccessible position 
and there was no way of getting near it. The chief food of this 
species consists of rats, mice, lizards, sometimes big grasshoppers, 
but seldom fish, though they often skim over the water. 
“The native name on St. Vincent for this bird is ‘ Gaivotta,’ on St. 
Tago ‘ Falcao.’” 
TRERON CALVA. 
Treron calva, Temm. ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1869, p. 570. 
Two males. December 25th, 1868. Eye pale blue; beak red, 
with the point white ; feet yellow. 
CoruRNIX HISTRIONICA. 
Coturnizx histrionica, Hartl.; Bocage, Jorn. Acad. Lisb. ii. p. 46; 
Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1869, p. 564. 
a. Male. November 29th, 1868. 
6. Male. December 2nd, 1868. Eye brown; beak black; feet 
light yellow. 
ORTYGOMETRA ANGOLENSIS. 
Ortygometra angolensis, Hartl. Ibis, 1862, p. 335 ; Bocage, Jorn. 
Acad. Lisb. i. p. 148. 
Male. December 12th, 1868. Eye red; beak pale green; feet 
pale lilac-colour. 
HIMANTOPUS MELANOPTERUS. 
Himantopus melanopterus, Meyer; Bocage, Jorn. Acad. Lisb. i. 
p. 329. 
Male and female. November 5th, 1868. Eye red; beak black ; 
feet red. 
+PoDICEPS NIGRICOLLIS. 
Female. November 15th, 1868. Eye red; beak and feet black. 
Apparently new to the avifauna of Western Africa, as I cannot find 
any record of the Eared Grebe having occurred there. The specimen 
is in winter plumage. 
HyDROCHELIDON FISSIPES. 
Hydrochelidon fissipes (Linu.) ; Gray, List of Br. B. p. 243 (1863). 
Female. November 5th, 1868. Eye black ; feet red ; beak black. 
