N. Rhodesia and Katanga District of Congoland. 81 
Among* the bird-inhabitants of this woodland that are 
much more independent in their habits are the Bush-Shrikes 
of the genera Prionops and Sigmodus, which live by them¬ 
selves in small parties, and the Hornbills of the genus Lopho- 
ceros, besides a Thrush (Turdus tropicalis), which usually 
prefers a thicket at the foot of a big termites’ mound. 
The collection made on the second Expedition which is 
here recorded comprises some 820 skins, in addition to about 
560 which were made on the first trip. Except for a few 
which were snared or trapped by natives, I shot nearly all 
the birds myself. I managed, however, to depute the bulk 
of the work of making the skins to natives that I trained for 
the purpose. The majority of the specimens, including the 
types, remain in the British Museum. 
Before giving a detailed account of the species collected, 
I must express my deep indebtedness to Dr. R. Bowdler 
Sharpe, Mr. W. R. Ogilvie Grant, and Mr. Charles Chubb, 
of the British Museum, for the great assistance they have 
afforded me in the identification of a large number of 
species. 
The following Itinerary gives a list of the places visited 
during the two Expeditions, while the sketch-map (text-fig. 2, 
p. 80) indicates their position. 
First Expedition , 1904-1906. 
1904. 
Feb. 22-28 . 
Feb. 29-March 12 
March 13-April 18 
April 19-May 6.. 
May 7-Oct. 20 . 
Oct. 21-Nov. 9 . 
1905. 
Nov. 10 (1904)-Apr. 26 
(1905). 
April 27-May 20 . 
SER. IX.—VOL. IV. 
Chinde to Tete. 
Tete to Fort Jameson, N.E. Rhodesia. 
Fort Jameson, 4000 feet (rainy season). 
Fort Jameson to Feira at the junction of 
the Luangwa and Zambezi Rivers (end 
of rains). 
Mid Zambezi and Lower Luang'wa Valley 
1200-1500 feet (dry season). 
Up mid-Luangwa Valley, Feira to Petauke 
(beginning of rains). 
Petauke, east side of Luangwa Valley, 2400 
feet (wet season). 
Mbala country, S.E. of Petauke, 3500 feet. 
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