1881.] ON BIRDS FROM EASTERN AFRICA. 561 



Paramelania nassa (Woodward.) 



In my previous paper (P. Z. S. 1881, p. 292) I have remarked upon 

 three forms of this species — the typical as described by Woodward, 

 the larger variety sent by Dr. Kirk, and a small few-ribbed one 

 collected by Mr. Thompson. A further investigation of these, based 

 on the specimens kindly sent me by Mr. Damon, makes it somewhat 

 doubtful whether, instead of the one species, they should not be rather 

 regarded as three. At all events they are so readily distinguishable 

 that I propose to give varietal names to them respectively, namely 

 var, grandis (P. Z. S. 1881, pi. xxiv. figs. 26, 26 a) and var, 

 pmicicostata (fig. 26 h). The former not only exceeds the typical 

 form in size, but the columella appears to be always slightly sub- 

 truncate at the base. The latter is a shorter shell, with a smaller and 

 more acute spire ; and the plicas are considerably fewer than usual. 



6, List of Birds recently collected by Dr. Kirk in Eastern 



Africa. By Captain Gr. E. Shelley^ F.Z.S. 



[Eeceived March 23, 1881.] 



(Plate LII.) 



Dr. Kirk has kindly forwarded to me no less than seven collections 

 of birds from the little-explored regions of Eastern Africa, from the 

 following localities : — 



A collection from Lamo, in 2° S. lat. 



A collection from Melinda, in 3° S. lat. 



Three collections from the Usambara country, from the valley of 

 the Pangani river, labelled respectively "Pangani," "Usambara 

 hills," " Usambara mountains." 



A collection from Ugogo, about 200 miles due west from Zanzibar. 



A collection from Dar-es-Salaam. 



In the following paper, which gives an account of these collections, 

 I shall follow the classification employed by Drs. Finscli and 

 Hartlaub in their standard work ' Die Vogel Ostafrikas.' I have 

 added a few notes to indicate the geographical distribution of each 

 species in the Ethiopian region. 



1. Gypohierax angolensis. 



Oypohierax angolensis (Gm.), Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. 

 p. 77 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. i, p. 312. 



Usambara hills. 



Hitherto this species has only been recorded as East- African from 

 the island of Pemba, in the same latitude. It also ranges through- 

 out the entire West-African region, from Senegal to Angola. 



2. Spizaetus bellicosus. 



Spizaehis bellicosus (Daud.), Finsch & Hartl. Viig. Ostafr. p. 47- 

 Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 265. 

 Usambara mountains. 



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