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extending on to the sides of the neck; abdomen and under tail- 
coverts white; upper part of the breast, flanks, and under wing- 
coverts dark earthy brown, with a slight dash of grey; bill black ; 
feet dark brown. Total length 5 inches, of wing 3°9, tail 1-9. 
Young. Similar to the adult, but not such a deep brown, and 
having the wing-coyerts, secondary quills, and lower part of the back 
edged with fulvous ; the breast-band not nearly so dark as in the 
adult, and edged with grey, the brown colour not extending so di- 
stinctly on to the flanks, so that the greater part of the breast is 
white; bill black; feet dark brown. ‘Total length 4-5 inches, wing 
3°9, tail 1°7. 
This, our well-known Sand-martin, only extends into North-east- 
ern Africa. Dr. von Heuglin states that it is rather rare in N.E. 
Africa and Arabia. 
2. CoTyYLE EQUES. 
Cotyle eques, Hart]. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 325. 
Hirundo torquata, Keul. Ned. Tidschr. iii. p. 384 (1866). 
Hab. Ilha do Principe (Dohrn, Keulemans). 
I have never seen a specimen of this bird, which, however, would 
seem to be distinct from Cotyle cincta by reason of the white spot on 
the outer tail-feather. Mr. Keulemans gives me the accompanying 
details respecting it :— 
“I observed this species for several days in Prince’s Island. The 
first time was in June, when I found a pair flying along the shores of 
the bay which is near the town of the island. They were very tame, 
and were continually resting on the twigs of some small tree or bush. 
This species did not seem to be very strong on the wing; for after flying 
up and down for a few moments, both birds repeatedly rested for some 
time. I shot one, which proved to be the female ; but, judging from 
what I saw of the living birds, the male did not appear to differ in 
colour. I unfortunately did not secure the latter; for, immediately 
on the fall of his mate, he flew up high in the air and disappeared. 
In September I saw another individual sitting in exactly the same 
place where I had already killed the previous one, but I was obliged 
to abstain from shooting it, for fear of hitting some nigger boys who 
were in the neighbourhood. The call-note of this bird is like that 
of Hirundo rustica; but I did not hear any song. The present 
species is known to the inhabitants as an occasional visitor, and is 
called by some of them Pascusha, by others Undurinha. They also 
assert that it is found all through the year in the high mountains in 
the interior of the island, and comes sometimes to the shore.” 
3. CoTyLE CINCTA. 
Hirondelle brune a collier du Cap de Bonne Espérance, Buff. Pl. 
Enl. 723. 
Hirundo cincta, Bodd. Tabl. Pl. Enl. p. 45 (1783, ex Buff.). 
Cotyle cincta, Gray, Gen. of B. i. p. 60 (1845); id. Cat. Fiss, 
Brit. Mus. p. 30 (1848); Horsf. & Moore, Cat. B. Mus. E.-I. Co. 
