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Chelidon emini Rchw. 



RCHW. II. p. 420. 



Male specimens shot near Punda Melia 2 U had swelled testidés. At another 

 locality between the place mentioned and Nairobi this Swallow was seen repeatedly fly- 

 ing under a small bridge where it probably had its nest. 



This Swallow appears to belong to the Central African fauna from Ruwenzori to 

 the Milandshi plateau and Kilimanjaro. The locality noted above appears to be on the 

 northeastern frontier of its known distribution. 



Chelidon puella abyssinica (Guérin). 



Rchw. IJ, p. 413; Obeeholsee, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. XXVIII, p. 933. 



Not uncommon round Nairobi. I saw also the same species along the railroad at 

 several localities nearer the coast as f. i. Miritini. 



Length of wing in a specimen from Nairobi 108 mm. 



Chelidon smithi (Leach). 



Rchw. II, p. 410. 



Common at Nairobi, Fort Hall, Punda Melia etc. Like many other swallows it 

 was often perching on telegraph wire. 



A young bird with the crown of the head still brown was shot the 16th of March 

 on the northern side of Guaso Nyiri. 



In the adult the iris is dark brown, bill and feet black and the interiör of the mouth 

 yellow. 



Psalidoprocne holomelas (Sund.). 



Rchw. II, p. 426. 



Common in the surroundings of Nairobi, and also in many other places f. i. outside 

 the forest near Meru borna. 



This species was also observed circling around över open places in the forest on the 

 eastern slopes of Kenia at an altitude of 2500 m and more. 



As it has been stated that these Swallows should not be on the move in the middle 

 of the day I might mention that I have observed them several times in the forenoon and 

 at noon. 



Length of wing 110 mm. 



Although this species is known from Elgon and Mau, it does not seem to have been 

 observed so far northeast as at Meru borna before. 



Some years ago Neumann 1 created a new subspecies Ps. h. massaica for specimens 

 from Kikuyu, Brit. East Africa. This subspecies was said to have paler under wing- 



1 Ornith. Monatsber. 1904. p. 144. 



