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



119. ? ad. Petauke. March 25, 1905. 

 Iris, red brown. 



355. $ ad. Mterize River. July 25, 1905. 

 Iris, dark reddish. 



486. c? ad. Msofu River, Alala Plateau. Nov. 6. 

 1905. 



Iris, dark brown. 



491. ? ad. Lusenfwa River, Alala Plateau. Nov. 

 10, 1905. 



Iris, dark brown. 



Native name " Niapwiri." The commonest and most 

 widely distributed bird in the country. 



Family Timeliid^e. 

 128. Crateropus kirki. 



Crateropus kirki, Sharpe, ed. Layard's "B. S. Africa," p. 213, 

 (1875: Zambesi Country); Bocage, " Orn. Angola," p. 

 250; Shelley, Ibis, 1898, p. 379 (Zomba), p. 554 (Lik- 

 wenu, Palombe, and Songwe) ; Sharpe, " Handl. B.," vol. 

 4, p. 22 ; W. L. Sclater, "Fauna S. Africa, Birds," vol. 2, 

 P- 57- 



Crateropus jardinei kirki, Reichen., "Vog. Afrikas," vol. 3, 

 p. 659. 



147 ? ad. Near Petauke. April 12, 1905. 



Bill, black ; iris, orange, outwardly scarlet ; feet, 

 blackish. 



293. $. Bank of Loangwa. July 2, 1905. 



Bill, black ; iris, orange, outwardly scarlet ; feet, 

 blackish. 



Native name '' Chikaiikaii." Not uncommon in small 

 parties. 



