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extent. There was a pair of Black-and-White Wagtails 

 (possibly referable to Motacilla vidua) always about the 

 Belgian Official's house ; and I also met with this bird at 

 nearly every large kraal we passed through ; it is known to 

 the natives as " kaliilia." 



Upon leaving Kalonga we travelled through timbered 

 country with the usual vleis ; and at Sikobwa's kraal, where 

 there were a lot of buffalo on the Chalinagoma River, we 

 halted for a few days. Here I noticed the Little Egret 

 (Herodias brachtjrhyncha) again, but not in the numbers 

 which were to be seen along the Luapula in places. The 

 native name is '^ kunkolikoli." Verreaux's Glossy Starlings 

 (Cinny7icinchis leucogaster verreauoci) were also very plentiful. 

 The beautiful male was in evidence throughout the low -lying 

 wooded country, whilst the dull-coloured female was also 

 common, but I did not find it associating with the opposite 

 sex to any extent. This Starling was not found in the hills, 

 nor Avas it often seen along the larger rivers. Two or three 

 Bush-Shrikes were also noted, amongst which I recognised 

 tlie Black-headed [Pumatorhynchus senegalus) and also, I 

 think, the Eastern Three-streaked species (P. minor). 

 HartlauVs Shrike (L«?w'a?'?M5 mo/'o?') was also not uncommon. 

 Contrary to m)^ expectations, I did not see the European 

 Red-backed Shrike (Lanius coUurio), which is such a 

 common summer visitor south of the Zambesi. A plentiful 

 species throughout was Arnot^s Black Chat (^Myrmecocichla 

 nigra) . 



Arriving at Sakania once more we obtained a fresh supply 

 of stores and set out, parallel with the railway, towards 

 the Mokambo Hills ; and here I noticed a Tree-Creeper [Sal- 

 pornis salvadorii) on November 25th. European Bee-eaters 

 (■Merops apiaster) now appeared in considerable numbers, 

 whilst the rarer Blue-cheeked species (M. persicus) and, I 

 think, Boehm^s [M. boehmi) also occurred less plentifully. 

 The natives call a Bee-eater '^mbangalima.^' Whilst camped 

 here I shot a Tawny Eagle (^Aquila rapax), but this was the 

 only one seen. Fruit- Pigeons, which appeared identical 

 with Schalow's {Vinngo schalowi), were not uncommon in 



