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76. Rhinopomastus schalowi. 



Rhinopomastus schalozvi, Neum.,Joum.f. Ornith., 1900, p. 221. 

 Rhinopomastus cyanomelas schalotvi, Reichen., "Vog. Afrikas," 



vol. 2, p. 347. 

 Rhinopomastus cyano?ne!as, Shelley {nee Vieill.), Ibis, 1898, 

 p. 380 (Zomba Plains), p. 555 (Likwenu). 



120. 3 ad. Petauke. March 25, 1905. 



176. 9 juv. ? Mbala Country. May 9, 1905. 



Bill, black ; iris, brown ; feet, black. 



Not so common as the last species ; generally singly 

 or in pairs ; but I have met with it in small flocks. 



This species, as well as /. erythrorhynchus, is known 

 to the Loangwa Valley people as " Tsegeleweni." 



Family Meropida;. 

 77. Dicrocercus hirundineus. 



Merops hirimdineus, Licht., "Cat. rer. nat. rariss..," p. 21 (1793); 



Bocage, " On. Angola," p. 93. 

 Dicrocercus hirundineus, Sharpe, "Cat. B. Brit. Mus.," vol. 17, 



p. 43, pi. 1, fig. 1 ; Reichen., "Vog. Afrikas," vol. 2, p. 



315; W. L. Sclater, "Fauna S. Africa, Birds," vol. 3, 



p. 65. 



233. 3 a d- Ulungu Mountain. June 12, 1905. 

 Bill, black ; iris, red ;feet, grey. 

 Not observed elsewhere. 



78. Melittophagus meridionalis. 



Melittophagus meridionalis, Sharpe, "Cat. B. Brit. Mus.," vol. 17, 

 p. 45, pi. 1, fig. 4 ; Shelley, Ibis, 1898, p. 555 (Mtondwe) ; 

 Reichen., "Vog. Afrikas," vol. 2, p. 307; W. L. Sclater, 

 " Fauna S. Africa, Birds," vol. 3. p. 67. 

 Merops erythropterus, Bocage {nee Gm.), "On. Angola," p. 92. 

 154. $ ad. Petauke. April 18, 1905. 

 157. $ ad. Petauke. April 21, 1905. 

 282. $ ad. E. bank of Loangwa. June 29, 1905. 



