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Show 142 MR. R. B. SHARPE ON THE BIRDS OF ANGOLA. [Mar. 10, hair-brown ; shaft of first primary white, of second only on apical half; shaft of the rest rich brown. Tail: first or outer rectrix white on the outer web and tip ; second only on the tip, the rest of the feather being very pale brown ; the remaining rectrices are darker-coloured and have ochreous tips. Bill black. Legs apparently ochreous, with darker toes and black claws. Length about 9| inches ; wing 6*25 ; tail 2*75 ; bill "94 ; tarse 1*8. This large species connects the red-breasted JEgialitides with Eudromias. 4. On the Birds of Angola.-Part II. By R. B. SHARPE, F.L.S. &c. (Plate XIII.) I have now the pleasure of bringing to the notice of the Society a second collection of birds from this locality, forwarded to me by Mr. Monteiro (cf. P. Z. S. 1869, p. 563). Most of the specimens are from Benguela, the southern province of Angola, a few being from the Rio Dande. The last-named locality is about halfway between Loanda and Ambriz, and, I believe, has never before been visited for the purposes of collecting. The whole of the present collection was purchased by Mr. Monteiro of Heer Sala, a Dutch naturalist now in Angola. The interesting notes usually added on the habits of the birds by Mr. Monteiro are therefore wanting ; but a few particulars as to the colouring of the soft parts, irides, &c. are given on the labels and are recorded in the present paper. The collection from Benguela appears to have been formed between the 30th of October and the 31st of December, 1868, at Kattenbella, and that from the Rio Dande between the end of January and the middle of July 1869. I have, as before, referred to the papers on Angolan ornithology by Mr. Monteiro, Dr. Hartlaub, and Professor Barboza du Bocage; and a dagger (f) is attached to the species believed to be recorded from Angola for the first time. From Kattenbella. NECTARINIA GUTTURALIS. Nectarinia gutturalis (Linn.) ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1869, p. 566. Two males. December 8th and 10th, 1868. Eye black ; bill and feet black. AEDON POSNA. Male. December 31st, 1868. Eye black ; bill and feet black. I was at first inclined to consider this an undescribed species ; but on comparing my bird, in company with Dr. Tristram, one of our |
