16 NEAVE, Collection of Birds from N.E. Rhodesia. 



Family CURSORIID.E. 

 28. Rhinoptilus seebohmi. 



Rhinoptilns seebohmi, Sharpe, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, vol. 3, p. 13 

 (1893 : Ondonga, Ovampo-land) ; Id, "Cat. B. Brit. Mus.," 

 vol. 24, p. 47, pi. 3, fig. 1 ; Reichen., " Vog. Afrikas," vol. 

 1, p. 161 ; W. L. Sclater, "Fauna S. Africa, Birds," vol. 

 4, p. 328. 



Cursorius cinctus, Bocage (nee Heugl.), "Orn. Angola," p. 421. 

 138. $ ad. Lichunio, near Petauke. April 11, 1905. 



373. (J ad. Lichunio, near Petauke. Aug. 18, 1905. 



374. ? a d. Lichunio. near Petauke. Aug. 18, 1905. 

 Bill, black at the tip, yellow at the base ; orbit, 



yellow ; iris, brown ; feet, dull whitish. 



Common in one or two sandy localities in the Loangwa 

 valley. Native name, " Gula." Has a remarkably harsh 

 cry at night. This is a new locality for this species. 



29. Rhinoptilus chalcopterus. 



Cursorius chalcopterus, Terara., "PI. Col.," vol. 5, pi. 298 (1824: 



Senegambia) ; Bocage, " Orn. Angola," p. 420. 

 Rhinoptilus chalcoptei-us, Sharpe, " Cat. B. Brit. Mus.," vol. 24, 

 p. 48, pi. 4, fig. 1 ; Shelley, Ibis, 1898, p. 557 (Songwe) ; 

 Reichen., "Vog. Afrikas," vol. 1, p. 157 ; W. L. Sclater, 

 "Fauna S. Africa, Birds," vol. 4, p. 329. 

 5. ? ad. N. bank of Zambesi, Feira district. June 17, 

 1904. 



Bill, black, red base ; iris, dark brown ; feet, red. 

 Not met with by me further north than the Zambesi. 



Family QEdicnemid^e. 



30. CEdicnemus vermiculatus. 



CEdicnemus vermiculatus, Cab., fourn. f. Ornith., 1868, p. 413; 

 Bocage, "Orn. Angola," p. 423; Sharpe, "Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus.," vol. 24, p. n; Shelley, Ibis, 1898, p. 557 (Lik- 

 wenu) ; Id., Ibis, 1901, p. 167 (Lake Mweru) ; Reichen., 

 "Vog. Afrikas," vol. 1, p. 200; W. L. Sclater, "Fauna S. 

 Africa, Birds," vol. 4, p. 318. 



