EAST AFIUCAN BIRbS.' " 917) 



boy to rofcurn find search the neighbourhood thol'onghly for a 

 nest, and this he succeeded in finding in a tree growing from 

 a fissure in the rock-face about 20 ft. from the ground. It was^ 

 very difficult of access, and was eventually reached by coming, 

 down the fissure in the rock-face, which only a native with bare 

 feet could negotiate. He then removed his putties and, tying them 

 together, lowered them to me. I tied a net on to these, and the 

 two eggs were safely lowered one by one. They measured 55 X 42 

 and 61x42 mm. (Shanwa, 21.x, 22). ' ' [ 



A mnle which was shot from a flock of three had the seed of 

 a rubber-tree and a peculiar looking dipterous larva in its 

 stomach (Kipera, 5. viii. 22). 



Plataleid^. , 



PiiATALEA LBUCORODIA LEUCORODIA Linn. 



The European Spoonbill was shot at Kilosa on 4. iv. 21, and its 

 stomach contained the head of a large dtagonfly {Ana.v sp.) 

 and the plastron parts of a big beetle (? Cojjris sp.) together 

 with a little green stuff. Its intestines \vere teeming with 

 tapeworms {Cyclorchida omalancristrola (Wedl.)). 



PlATALEA ALBA Scop. 



An African Spoonbill was shot at Sagayo on 8. xi. 22 by my 

 collector. , i 



Ardeib^. 

 Mesophoyx intermedins BRACHYRiiYNCuus Brehm. 

 The stomach of a female Short-billed .White Heron contained 

 a frog and no parasites (Kilosa, 28. vi. 21). 



• ■ ■ \ 



ArDEOLA RALIiOIDES Scop, 



The stomach of a BufF-backed Heron held insect remains and 

 three nematodes identified as ContraccBcwni microcephalum (Rud.) 

 (Kilosa, 29. vi.21). . . , 



Ardea purpurea PURPUREA Linn. 



The stomach of a male Purple Heron contained a house-rat 

 {11. r. alexandriiius), several small fish, and a dragonfly with 

 black bands on its transparent wings. Parasitic nematodes were 

 Contraccecum microcephahim (Rud.) (Kilosa, 11. vji. 21). 



Ardea oinkrea oinerea Linn. 



A male of the European Grey Heron was shot at Kilosa on 

 6. vii. 21. A female at Sagayo on 7.xi. 22. The latter was shot 

 at 2 a.m.. when it was fishing in a pool of the Shimiyu River. 



Proc. Zool. Soc— 1923, No. LX. 60 



