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21. Strix flammea, L. ; Sharpe, /. c. p. 82. Barn-Owl. 



a. <j? (old bird probably). Tati, September 18, 1874. Iris very- 

 dark hazel ; bill pale flesh-colour. 



b. $ (?) Tati, September 18, 1874. Very fat. Iris very dark 

 hazel ; bill pale flesh-colour ; feet whitish ; claws black. 



c. $ (?) (undeveloped). Tati, October 3, 1874. Remains of rat 

 in stomach. 



Order PICARIjE. 



Family Caprimulgid^E. 



22. Caprimulgus Europ^eus, L. ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 83. European 



Nightjar. 

 a. Not labelled. 



23. Caprimulgus rufigenis, Smith ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 85. Rufous 



cheeked Nightjar. 



a. § Semokwe River, September 24, 1873. 



b. $ Semokwe River, October 1873. ^ ris hazel. 



c. $ Tati, March 21, 1874. 



d. °i Tati, October 1, 1874. Iris hazel ; legs pale brown. 

 £. $ Tati, October 1874. 



24. Caprimulgus Mossambicus, Peters ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 88. Mozam- 



bique Nightjar. 



a. 5 Tati, March 21, 1874. Iris dark hazel. Stomach very full 

 of beetles, moths, and other insects. 



b. Not labelled. 



25. Cosmetornis vexillarius (Gould) ; Sharpe, /.<:. p. 89. Standard- 



winged Nightjar. 

 a. $ [young]. Victoria Falls, Zambesi, January 2, 1875. Iris dark 

 hazel ; upper mandible and tip of lower one dusky, the base of the 

 latter flesh-colour ; legs dirty flesh-colour. Large winged ants and 

 large beetle in stomach. 



Family Cypselid^e. 



26. CYPSELUS APUS (L.) ; Sharpe, /. c. p. 90. Common Swift. 



a. $ [adult]. Between Sibanani and Tamasanka, December 9, 

 1874. Iris hazel ; bill black ; legs and feet dirty flesh-colour, dusky 

 towards the tips and on the claws. Flying ants in stomach. 



Family Meropid^e. 



27. Merops apiaster, L. ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 96. European Bee-eater. 



a. $ Crocodile River, November 15, 1873. Iris crimson. 



b. $ [young]. Intlhangini, about the beginning of December 1873. 

 Iris pale crimson. 



c. 5 (?) Hendrik's Vlei, December 18, 1874. Iris crimson ; bill 

 black ; legs brown ; claws whitish. 



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