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97. Pachyprora molitor (Hahn and Kiist). Batis molitor (Hahn 



and Kiist) ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 348 (corrected in App. p. 838) ; id. 

 in Oates's Matabele Land, ed. 1, App. p. 311 (1881). White- 

 flanked Flycatcher. 



a. $ Dry River, October 1873. Iris golden yellow. 



b. Mopani Pan, near Ramakwebani River, June 25, 1874. Iris 

 bright yellow ; legs and claws black. 



c. 5 Tati, October 16, 1874. Iris yellow ; bill and legs black. 

 Stomach muscular, containing remains of large insects like grass- 

 hoppers ; also green shoots (?). 



d. Not labelled. 



98. Terpsiphone perspicillata (Swains.) Terpsiphone cristata 



(L.) ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, p. 352 (corrected in App. p. 838). 

 South African Paradise-Flycatcher. 

 a. ^ (highly developed). Tati, October 4, 1874. Bill dark cobalt. 

 Insects in stomach. 



Family HlRUNDINID^E. 



99. HlRUNDO rustica, L. ; Sharpe, /. c. p. 362. Chimney-Swallow. 

 a, b, c. $ Tati, October 17, 1874. Cold wet day, after very hot 



weather. These birds came into the houses and were easily caught. 

 The other species seem to have gone away ; these have been here 

 about a week. 



100. Hirundo semirufa, Sund. ; Sharpe, /. c. p. 370. Red-breasted 



Swallow. 



a. Intlhangini, about the beginning of December 1873. Iris dark 

 hazel. Many small beetles in stomach. Another I shot was either a 

 young one or in moult. 



b. ? Tati, October 4, 1874. Iris hazel. 



101. Hirundo cucullata, Bodd. ; Sharpe, /. c. p. 370. Larger 



Striped-breasted Swallow. 

 a. $ Tati, October 4, 1874. Iris hazel. 



102. Hirundo puella, Temm. ; Sharpe, /. c. p. 373. Smaller 



Striped-breasted Swallow. 



a. Tati, October 4, 1874. Iris hazel. Sex indistinguishable, but 

 Thomson had similar specimens, which were females and well- 

 developed males. A similar one shot by me was a male, and well 

 developed. 



b. Tati, October 5, 1874. Iris hazel. 



Family Laniid^e. 



103. Lanius minor, Gm. ; Sharpe, /. c. p. 374. Lesser Grey Shrike. 

 a, b. (J Tati River, where Makalaka road leaves it, going north, 



November 19, 1874. Iris hazel ; bill lilac, tinged on top of upper and end 

 of lower mandible with black ; legs dark brown. Beetles in stomach. 



