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r o u x ’ w a s in te n d e d f o r th i s sp e c ie s . O n th i s p la to V ie ilio t fo u n d e d h is n am e o f H in m d o
r u fifr o n s , a t i t l e f r e q u e n t ly a d o p te d fo r th e s p e c ie s ; b u t th o lig n r e is so in a c c u r a te a n d is
so m u c h m o r e l ik e t h a t o f th e C om m o n C h im n e y -Sw a llow , t h a t i t is im p o ss ib le to a dm it
i t a s a r e p r e s e n ta tio n o f 11. a lb ig u la r is .
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A f r ic a ill A u g u s t , b re e d s in S e p tem b e r , O c to b e r, a n d N o v em b e r, a n d le a v e s fo r th e n o rtli
a lo n g « i t h t l ie E u ro p e a n C liim n e y -Sw a llow { //, rustica)-, h u t w h e re it iv iiite rs is a t
p r e s e n t n iik iiow ii, D r s , F is c h e r a n d J ic ic lie iiow re c o rd a sp e c im o n fr om .Mnlindi, in
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c o a s t o f A f ric a , a n d t h a t i t is h e r e t h a t I I . a lb ig u la r is p ro b a h ly w in te rs .
M r , E , L , L a y a r d - h a s g iv e n th e fo llow in g n o te o n tlic sp e e ie s in th e C ap e
C o lo n y :—
“T f a n y o f o u r C ap o Sw a llow s c o u ld h e m is ta k e n fo r th e E u ro p e a n sp e c ie s , th is
w o u ld in a l l p ro h a h ility ho th e d e c e iv e r. I n fa c t, fo r a lo n g tim e w e w e r e d ec e iv ed hy
i t , u n t i l ono b r ig h t s u n n y m o rn in g , w h ile w a tc h in g th e l i ig h t o f som e o f tlie so lo v e ly
a e r ia l c r e a tu r e s , i t s lim e k u s t h a t th e b lu e o f th o b a c k a n d w h i t e o f th o h r c a s t lo o k e il
b r ig h t e r t l ia n in th e o ld -c o u n try h ird , E o r som e tim e th e y c o n fin e d th e i r c o u r s e to th e
n a r row riv e r , o n th e b rid g e o f w h ic h w o s to o d , b u t a t la s t o u e s tr a y e d fo r a n in s ta n t
o v e r th e b a n k ; a w e ll-d ir e c te d sh o t la id h im on th e g re e n sw a rd , a n d we, in s ta n t ly
re c o g n iz e d th e s n p p o s e d ‘ f liro n d e l l e à f r o n t r o u x ’ o f E c \ a illa iit. T h e y w e re lire e d in g
b e n e a th th e b rid g e , h u t wc w e re u n a b le a t tb e tim e to g e t a t th e n e s ts , w h ic h w e h a v e
s in c e v is ite d , a n d fo u n d to r e s c .n h le th o s e o f th e E u ro p e a n h ird iu sh a p e a n d s t r n e tu r c .
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h e is m o s t u n d o u b te d ly m is ta k e n , so f a r a s th e Cap o I ’o iiin s u la is c o n c e rn e d . N o o th e r
Sw a llow th a n O. f u l ig u l a rem a in s d u r in g th is tim e , w h a te v e r th e y m a y do in th e m o re
in la n d d i s t r i c t s ; b n t from a ll w e c a n g a th e r from o u r c o r re s p o n d e n ts , wo h a v e n o re a so n
to t h i n k t h a t e v e n th e r e H . a lb ig u la r is is to ho f o u n d in th o w in te r .
“ My son fo u n d th e sp e c ie s b r e e d in g a t C ro o te v a d c rs h o s c h , n e a r Sw e lle u d am , a n d
to g e th e r w e p ro c u r e d i ts n e s t a t tb e B e rg r iv e r in t b e m id d le o f S e p tem b e r . T h e n e s t
was a h a lf- c u p a t t a c h e d to a b e am in a s ta b le , a u d w a s com p o se d o f m u d a n d lin e d w ith
h a y a n d f e a th e r s . T h e e g g s a r e v e ry th in , w h i t e (p in k w h o n c o n ta in in g th e y o lk ), a n d
s p o tte d , c h ie fly a t th e o b tu s e e n d , in th e sh a p e o f a r in g , w i th m in u te d o ts o t g re e n , b row n ,
a n d y e llow , J i t h h e ro a n d th e r e a l a r g e r sp o t. I n s h a p e th e y a r e som e tim e s m u c h
p o in te d , a t o th e r tim e s th e y a r e v e ry ro u n d ; a x is 11", d iam . 7 " .’’
B o th V i c to r in a n d A n d e rs s o n p ro c u r e d th i s Sw a llow in th e K n y s n a , th e fo rm e r
from A u g u s t to O o to h o r, th e l a t t e r in .Tan u a ry . l i i N a ta l, w r it e s M r. A y r e s to M r. ,1. I I .
G u r n e y , “ th e s e p r e tty Sw a llow s a r e n o t n e a rly so c om m o n a s tlio S um m c r-Sw aU ow
(H . rù s tic a )-, th e y a p p e a r to a r r iv e a t tlio s am e t im e a s th e l a t t e r b ird s , a n d to
le a v e w i th th em , a n d th o tw o spocies a r e fr e q u e n tly to b e scon h u n t in g in o o n ip a u y ;
th e i r l i ig h t is , h ow e v e r, 1 th in k , m o r e ra p id . Tlio taw n y a p p e a r a n c e o f th e tir e a s ts of
t h e sp e c im e n s s e n t is , I b e liev e , m e r e ly c a u s e d liy th o i r h a v in g c o n s ta n tly p e rc lic d o n a
lio riz o n ta l iro n b a r w h ic h s u p p o r te d th e c h im n e y o f a h o u s e , a n d w a s p a s se d t lir o u g h
t h e voof.”
I l l th e “ N o t e s ” from N'u ta l, p u h lis h e d b y C o lo n e ls B u tl e r a n d F e ild e n a n d
C a p ta in S a v ile B e id , w e lin d a n a c c o u n t o f tlie p r e s e n t sp e c ie s :—
“ A p p e a re d a t N ew c a s tle e a rly in S e p tem b e r iu m u n lie rs , a n d n o te d a l l th e way to
th e c o a s t. N um e r o u s a t l l ie hm o n d l lo a d iu D c e em h c r, T h e u c s t is o p e n , o f a h alf-cu i)
s lia p e , h u i l t o f m u d , w a rm ly lin e d w itli g ra s s a n d a la rg e q u a n t i ty o t f e a th e r s , a n d is
p la c e d on t h e n n d e r su rf a c e o t ro c k s , u s u a lly o v e r w a te r . E g g s fo u r , m e a s u r in g 0-7.5 in .
liv 0'3i3 in ., w h ite , w ith sm a ll b lo tc h e s a n d sp o ts o f veddisli b row n , m o s t n um e ro u s
tm v a rd s th e o b tu s e e n d . N e s ts w o re ta k e n h y B u tl e r a u d l l e id in O c to b e r a n d