1881.] BIRDS FROM EASTERN AFRICA. 565 



18. HiRUNDO RUSTICA. 



Hirundo ruistca (Linn.). Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 134 ; 

 Sharpe, P. Z. S. 18/0, p. 30.5 ; Sharpe & Dresser, torn. cit. p. 244 ; 

 Fischer, J. f. O. 1877, p. 180 ; Cab. J. f. O. 1878, p. 222 ; Fischer, 

 J. f. O. 1879, pp. 292, 293 ; Fischer & Reicheuow, torn, cit. p. 344. 



Cecropis rustica, Cab. J. f. O. 1878, p. 208. 



Lamo ; Pangani river; Ugogo. 



It ranges throughout Africa as a migrant, following the summer 

 season. 



19. Hirundo monteiri. 



Hirundo monteiri, Hartl., Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 139 ; 

 Sharpe, P. Z.S. 1870, p. 316; 1873, p. 713; Cab. J. f. O. 1878, 

 p. 222 ; Fischer & Reichenow, torn. cit. p. 2.57 ; Fischer, torn. cit. 

 p. 280; id. J. f. O. 1879, p. 279 ; Fischer & Reiclienow, torn. cit. 

 p. 344. 



Pangani ; Usambara hills. 



It ranges in East Africa from Mombas to the Zambesi, and on the 

 west coast from Damaraland to the Congo. 



20. Hirundo puella, Temm. 



Hirundo puella, Finsch & Hartl, Vcig. Ostafr. p. 140 ; Sharpe, 

 P. Z. S. 1870, p. 319 ; 1873, p. 713 ; Cab. J. f. O. 1878, p. 222 ; 

 Fischer & Reichenow, tom. cit. p. 257 ; Fischer, tom, cit. p. 280 ; 

 id. J. f. O. 1879, p. 302; Fischer & Reichenow, tom. cit. p. 344. 



Malinda ; Usambara hills ; Dar-es-Salaam. 



This is a migratory species, common, according to Dr. Cabanis 

 (I. c), about Mombas from April to December, and breeding there. 

 It ranges throughout East Africa from Abyssinia to Natal, where I 

 have received several specimens from the neighbourhood of Durban. 

 On the west coast it has been collected on the Cunene river in 

 Benguela, and extends northward to Fantee, where I found it very 

 abundant in February and March. 



21. Eurystomus afer. 



Eurystomus afer (Lath.), Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ostafr. p. 150; 

 Sharpe, Ibis, 1871, p. 274; id. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 712; Nicholson, 

 P. Z. S. 1878, p. 354 ; Cab. J. f. O. 1878, p. 234 ; Fischer & Reich- 

 enow, tom. cit. p. 255 ; Fischer, tom. cit. p. 287 ; id. J. f O. 1879, 

 p. 291 ; Fischer & Reichenow, tom. cit. p. 243 ; Gurney, Ibis, 1881, 

 p. 124. 



Usambara mountains; Dar-es-Salaam. 



This species ranges throughout the whole of East Africa, from 

 Kordofan to the Zambesi, and on the west coast from Senegal to 

 Angola. I have examined a specimen collected by Mr. Oates, pro- 

 bably from the Matabili country ; but the exact locality was not 

 recorded upon the label. 



