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Order PASSERIFORMES. 

 Family HIRUNDINID.E. 



108. Chelidonaria urbica. 



Mirundo urbica, Linn., " Syst. Nat.," vol. 1, p. 344 (1766). 

 •Chelidon urbica, Sharpe, "Cat. B. Brit. Mus.," vol. 10, p. 87; 



W. L. Sclater, " Fauna S. Africa, Birds," vol. 2, p. 278. 

 Chelidonaria urbica, Sharpe, " Handl. B.," vol. 3, p. 187. 

 Delichon urbica, Reichen,, " Vog. Afrikas," vol. 2, p. 431. 



495,497. (J. South end of the Irumi Mountains, 

 Alala Plateau. Nov. 11, 1905. 



496, 498, 499. $ . South end of the Irumi Mountains, 

 Alala Plateau. Nov. n, 1905. 



Bill, black ; iris, brown ; feet, flesh-coloured, covered 

 with white feathers. 



A few out of many thousands, all assembled on a 

 single tree, evidently on migration. 



This is an interesting locality for this species, which 

 has formerly only been recorded on two occasions from 

 South Africa. 



109. Hirundo griseopyga. 



Hirundo griseopyga, Sundev., Oefv. k. Vetensk.-Akad. Fork. 

 Stockh., 1850, p. 107 (Port Natal); Sharpe, "Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus.," vol. 10, p. 152; Reichen., "Vog. Afrikas," vol. 2, 

 p. 403 ; W. L. Sclater, " Fauna S. Africa, Birds," vol. 2, p. 

 297. 



461,462. $. Bank of Kafue. Oct. 22, 1905. 

 479. $ . Near Kapopo, N.W. Rhodesia. Oct. 30, 1905 

 Bill, dusky ; iris, brown ; feet, dusky. 

 " Kaminte " of the Asenga, " Kawaliwali " of the 

 Manganja and Lake tribes. 



Nests in the bank of the river. No. 479 was snared 

 on its nest. 



