N. Rhodesia and Katanga District of Congoland. 101 
78. PfECILONETTA ERYTHRORHYNCHA. 
Poecilonetta erythrorhyncha (Gmel.) ; Reich, loc. cit. 
vol. i. p. 118. 
No. 435. S • Upper Lufira R., 4000 ft., Nov. 21, 1907. 
Bill amethyst-pink, with a dirty brown stripe on culmen; 
feet dirty greyish ; iris reddish brown. 
Widely distributed, but nowhere very common. 
79. Aythyia erythrophthalma. 
Aythya erythrophthalma (Wied); Sharpe, Hand-1. Birds, 
vol. i. p. 223. 
Nyroca capensis Reich, loc. cit. vol. i. p. 108. 
No. 782. $ • E. shore of L. Bangweolo, Oct. 17, 1908. 
Bill bluish grey, the tip black ; feet dusky, paler on the 
anterior surface; iris orange, outwardly margined with 
scarlet. 
This bird seems rare in the country traversed. This 
specimen was shot from among a flock of Anas undulata. 
Native name “ Choso.” 
Fam. Phalacrocoracidae. 
80. Phalacrocorax africanus. 
Phalacrocorax africanus (Gm.) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 23. 
No. 591. $ . L. Bangweolo, July 4, 1908. 
Bill—ridge dark olive-brown, remainder orange-yellow ; 
feet black; iris bright crimson. 
Very abundant everywhere in suitable localities. It 
prefers rivers with wooded hanks. It is called “ Munondwe ” 
by the natives of Lake Bangweolo. 
Fam. Plotidae. 
81. Plotus RUFUS. 
Plotus rufus (Daud.) ; Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvi. 
p. 412. 
Anhinga rufa Reich, loc. cit. vol. i. p. 95. 
Nos. 786, 787. £ £. Junction of Luansenshi and 
Chambezi Rivers, Oct. 22, 1908. 
