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Mr. W. P. Lowe on the 
[Ibis, 
Otus leucotis leucotis. White-faced Scops Owl. 
Some children found a nest on 29 March in the fork of a 
large mango-tree. It contained two young birds which were 
just able to fly, one of which was caught and subsequently 
went to the Zoological Gardens. The site chosen was ten feet 
from the ground, and there was no sign of any nest, the tiny 
young birds merely sitting among a few bones and pellets. 
The bird when caught had quite a brownish shade over¬ 
laid with sulphur-yellow. After a few weeks of captivity 
this disappeared. I visited this bird at the Gardens on 
5 September, not having seen it for many months. I was 
pleased to find it remembered me, although very sleepy, and 
frequently responded to my call. 
Buteo auguralis. Lesser Augur-Buzzard. 
Found nesting in a cottonwood-tree about forty feet up. 
On 8 April I shot the female, which was alarmed for the 
safety of her young. On the following day I visited the 
nest and found the male had obtained another mate to assist 
in rearing the young. This seems very often to happen, 
and I have noticed it even amongst Orioles in America. 
*Aquila wahlbergi. Walilberg’s Eagle. 
One seen several times near Tasso, perched and flying. 
Evidently uncommon, as it was the only one noticed. 
[Mr. Lowe cannot have made any mistake in the identifica¬ 
tion of this species. We have a skin in the British Museum, 
obtained at Bissao, Portuguese Guinea (ex Verreaux Col¬ 
lection), so that there is little doubt Mr. Lowe correctly 
identified his bird.— D. A.B .] 
*Cuncuma vocifer. Vociferous Sea-Eagle. 
Tolerably common up the Rokelle River. Several times 
seen perched or flying on or around Tasso Island. 
[This seems to be the first record from Sierra Leone. 
We have specimens in the Museum from Senegal and 
Cameroon.— I). A. B.'] 
*Kaupifalco monogrammicus monogrammicus. African 
Buzzard-Eagle. 
Several seen. A fairly common bird. 
