1899.] Bja. S. F. HARMiiU ON CERVUS BBLGKANiH. 715 



2. Merops nubicoides. 



During the mouths of October and November these birds were 

 numerous on the Euo and Shire Rivers, breeding in colonies iu the 

 steep banks of those rivers in company with M. bullochoides. On 

 the Ruo, the native children snare scores of them by setting a noose 

 in the entrance to the nest. In one place I am sure I saw fifty 

 snares set. 



3. EURYSTOMUS AEER. 



These birds were not seen until November, when they appeared 

 in small parties of six or eight and v\ ere very noisy. Soon after 

 arrival they broke up into pairs and became much quieter. They 

 are not easily shot, being very \a ary and perching on the highest 

 trees, if possible on a dead branch. 



4. PsALiDOPROCJS'E sp. nov. 



This small but interesting Swallow was obtained at the end of 

 August, 1898, on the Hiver E-uo. It was iu considerable numbers 

 ou this one occasion only, and during the nine months I stayed 

 in the district 1 never saw it again. It was flying high iu the 

 bright sunshine, unlike Fsalidojirocne antinorii, which is seldom 

 seen before dusk, then flyiug low down aud usually among the 

 trees. 



My specimen differs from the type of P. antinorii, iu the British 

 Museum, iu having the gloss of the back greenish black instead of 

 purple, aud I thiiik it differs in some other points, but I intend 

 making a further examination of it. 



5. HaLOYOK PALUmVENTRIS. 



This bird was shot near the nest and the eggs were takeu. The 

 nest was iu soft ground beside a dry water-course, the hole in 

 which the nest was placed being about 3 feet deep. I was 

 trying to get at the female, which had flown out of the nest, when 

 the male joined her aud was shot, but I was unable to secure the 

 female. 



Mr. Bouleuger exhibited some living specimens of the " Harmut,'' 

 Clarias lazera 0. & A\, from Damietta, beheved to be the first 

 examples of this curious Siluroid Fish imported alive to this 

 country. Mr. Bouleuger was not able to confirm from personal 

 experience the account of its terricole habits that had been given 

 by Dr. Sourd from Senegal specimens determined by Prof. A'aillaut 

 as Clarias lazera (Bull. Mus. H. N. 1895, p. 271). Specimens 

 placed by Mr. Bouleuger in a terrarium carpeted with turf had died 

 after periods varying between one and three days. 



Dr. S. V. liarmer, F.E.S., gave an account of the remains of a Deer 

 in the University Museum of Zoology at Cambridge, obtained from 

 the Forest-Bed series at Parkfield, near Lowestoft, and belougiug to 



