from the Ruo and Shire Rivers. 585 
Common in the reed-beds of Ruo and Liadzi. Difficult 
to shoot, as it keeps low down in the reeds and bushes. Very 
noisy. Usually seen in parties of five or six. 
20. MuscicAPA c^RULESCENs (Hartl.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 
1897, p. 542. 
a. Ad. Ruo River, November 1898. 
21. Bias musicus (Vieill.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iv» 
p. 142 (1879). 
a. ? . Ruo River, November 17, 1898. 
One female obtained and one other seen. 
22. Smithornis capensis (Smith) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1894, 
p. 14. 
One only obtained, two others seen, in thick bush. 
23. Terpsiphone perspicillata (Swains.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 
1896, p. 234. 
Not uncommon; I found one nest, in February. 
24. HiRUNDo sMiTHi Lcach ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
X. p. 150 (1885). 
a. Ad. Chiromo, November 1898. 
Breeding on almost every house in Chiromo, often inside 
the rooms. It builds a nest like the Common Martin, but 
of course much smaller. It is very tame. 
25. HiRUNDo PUELLA Tcmm. ; Shelley, Ibis, 1894, p. 469. 
a. Ad. Ruo River, August ]898. 
Fairly common. 
26. PsALiDOPROCNE HOLOMEL^ENA (Suud.); Sharpe, Cat. B. 
Brit. Mus. X. p. 292 (1885). 
A few were seen in shady parts of the bush, but seldom 
in the open during sunshine. 
27. PsALiDOPROCNE PERCiVALi Grant, Bull. B. O. C. viii. 
p. lv(1899). 
Psalidoprocne, sp. inc., Percival, P. Z. S. 1899, p. 715. 
a. Ad. Ruo, August 1898. (Type of the species.) 
This small but interesting Swallow was obtained at the 
