of them being young birds. Dr. Hildebrandt found the species rarer near Mombasa and 

 in Ukamba than H. puella. Dr. Fischer notes its occurrence near Malindi in May and 

 June, breeding there in the latter month. In December some were seen at the mouth of 

 the Tana, and he likewise states that he collected this Swallow in small numbers near 

 Pangani in December, and near Little Aruscha Lake in March. He also obtained a 

 specimen at Komboko, in the Ivilima Njaro district, on the 1st of April. His other locality 

 for the species is Bagamoyo. The late Dr. Bohm also mentions having shot a Swallow, 

 which he believed to be this species, at Konko in Ugogo. 



Mr. Andersson observes : — " Those that came under my notice were always found 

 in large open forests, flying high above the tree-tops in pursuit of their insect prey, or 

 occasionally perching on lofty, isolated, and aged trees, and they were in consequence by 

 no means easy to procure." Dr. Bohm states that it is more often found in the clearings 

 of the forests and open spaces, and he has often noticed it flying over the swamps, like 

 our European Swallow, with its wings touching the water. In the latter half of February 

 the birds were in great numbers, in pairs, frequenting the bare trees and stumps, especi- 

 ally in the vicinity of the low-lying wet rice-fields. Twice, on the 9th and 22nd of 

 February, he shot a female bird with some small lumps of earth in her mouth, and he 

 fancied that they must nest on the trees. Dr. Fischer also noticed a curious habit of 

 this Swallow, that they would descend suddenly from a great height, and rest on a dead 

 bough, a favourite position, which they appeared to affect for a long time. 



The descriptions are taken from specimens in the British Museum, and the figure is 

 drawn from one in Captain Shelley's collection. 



