N. Rhodesia and Katanga District of Congoland . 97 
Fam. Ardeid^e. 
59. Ardea goliath. 
Ardea goliath Cretzschm.; Reich, loc. cit. p. 376. 
This fine Heron is not uncommon on Lake Bangweolo 
and similar spots, but is very shy. 
60. Ardea melanocephala. 
Ardea melanocephala (Yig. & Childr.) ; Reich, loc. cit. 
vol. i. p. 380. 
No. 481. $ . Upper Luangwa R., 2000 ft., March 18, 
1908. 
Bill—upper mandible and. tip of lower dusky, base and 
gonys of lower mandible whitish; feet and legs black; iris 
pale yellow, orbit greenish yellow shaded with dusky. 
61. Ardea purpurea. 
Ardea purpurea (L.); Reich, loc. cit. vol. i. p. 377. 
No. 593. $. Lake Bangweolo, July 4, 1908. 
Upper mandible brown, lower mandible orange-yellow; 
feet yellow; tarsi and feet dusky in front, yellow behind ; 
iris yellow, skin in front of eye pale yellow. Called 
u Mkaza ” on L. Bangweolo. 
62. Mesophoyx brachyrhyncha. 
Mesophoyoc brachyrhyncha (Brehm); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 
Mus. xxvi. p. 87. 
Herodias brachyrhyncha Reich, loc. cit. vol. i. p. 389. 
No. 601. (J. Lake Bangweolo, July 6, 1908. 
Bill orange-yellow; feet and tarsi black; legs dirty 
yellowish ; iris pale yellow ; skin around eye pale yellow. 
This bird seems to be always gregarious. It is called 
“ Lukowa 99 on L. Bangweolo, a similar word “ Kakowa ” 
being widely used for most species of Egret. 
63. Herodias alba. 
Herodias alba (L.); Reich, loc. cit. vol. i. p. 388. 
No. 809. $ . Lake Young, Nov. 1, 1908. 
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