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Mr. S. A. Neave on the Birds of 
This bird is common over a wide area in woodland 
country. It is usually found among the timber on the edge 
of an open space and seems to prefer the larger trees. The 
adult male is distinguished at a glance by its white crown 
and black throat, these colours being reversed in the female. 
224. Myrmecocichla nigra. 
Myrmecocichla nigra (Yieili.); Ogilvie-Grant, Ibis, 1907, 
p. 299. 
Nos. 22, 23. $ -$ . Kambove, 4500 ft., Feb. 11, 1907. 
Nos. 24, 25. S S . Kambove, 4500 ft., Feb. 12, 1907. 
Bill and feet black; iris dark brown. The sexes are 
similar. 
As Mr. Ogilvie-Grant has pointed out, this is quite a dis¬ 
tinct bird from M. arnotti. It is, however, of interest to 
observe that at Kambove I obtained examples of both species, 
so that this would seem to be one of the few places where 
their ranges coincide. 
This bird frequents much more open spots than does 
M . arnotti. The males are easily distinguishable in life from 
those of M. arnotti , owing to the fact that only the lesser and 
median wing-coverts are white, these being concealed when 
the bird is at rest ; they then look entirely black. 
225. Pratincola torquata. 
Pratincola torquata (L.); Neave, loc. cit. p. 137. 
No. 187. S- Upper Lualaba R., 3500 ft., May 16, 1907. 
Bill and feet black; iris reddish brown. 
No. 367. ? . Upper Lualaba R., 3500 ft., Sept. 23, 
1907. 
Bill dusky ; feet black ; iris dark brown. 
No. 572. S • Luena, N.E. of Bangweolo, June 13, 
1908. 
Bill and feet black ; iris brown. 
No. 757. S juv. Luena R., Oct. 5, 1908. 
Bill dusky, gape yellowish ; feet black; iris brown. 
This bird is common in the more open parts of the 
country. 
