During his expedition to Bogos-landj the late Marquis Antinori found the species 

 inhabiting the huts of the natives and huikling its nest on the beams wliich supported 

 the roof, and many couples constructed their nests in a large liut belouij'ing to the 

 mission at Keren. A pair built in the hut of the traveller, and made a nest below the 

 frame of a net on Avhich the bird-skins were dried and which was placed above his Ijed. 

 The Swallows seemed delighted to live in this place, and cheered the travellery in 

 the early morning with their varied notes. Xo notice was taken by the birds of the 

 noise made by the inhabitants of the liut, and the young were duly hatched, but were 

 ultimately found dead in the nest without any apparent cause. 



In West Africa it has been procured by the late ]Mr. W. A. Eorbes at Shoni;a and 

 Lukoja on the river Niger, and Mr. F. Nicholson has received a specimen from Abeokuta, 

 Avhich he presented to the British Museum. Dr. de Rochebrune docs not include it 

 among the birds of Senegambia, but a specimen is in the British Museum from tlie 

 last-named country. This specimen was formerly in the Sharpe collection, to which it 

 was presented by Mr. E. L. Layard. The exact circumstances under which it was 

 obtained by Mr. Layard were not recorded at the time, but we believe that he procured 

 it on one of his homeward journeys from the Cape to England. 



Tiie specimen figured is in Capt. Shelley's collection, and the description is from 

 the type specimen in the British Museum. 



