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Hirundo lolomelas, Sundov. 03Ev. K. Vet.-Akad. FSrb. Stockh. 1.S50, p. 108;
n a r tl J. f. O. 1856, p. 300 ; Grill, Zool. Anteokn. p. 36 (1868) ; Lnynrd, Ibis,
1804, p. 134; Gray, Hand-1. B. i. p. 70, no. 823 (1869).
Atticora luanigera, Cass. Proo. Philad. Acad. 1850, p. 57, pl. 12.
Psalidoprocne cypselina, Cab. Mus. Hein. Th. ì. p. 48 (1850).
Atticora Iwlotnelas, Cass. Cat. Hirund. Mus. Pbilad. Acad. p. 0 (1883) ; Gurncy,
Ibis, 1863, p. 332 ; Layard, B. 8. Afr. p. 57 (1807) ; id. Ibis, 1809, p. 72 ; Ayres,
Ibis, 1870, p. 434.
Psalidoprocne liolomela, Bp. Bivist, Contemp., Torino, 1857, p. 4.
Psalidoprocne Sclater, P.Z. S. 1804, p. 108; Sbarpe, P.Z.S. 1870, p. 2SS
(pt.) ; id. Cat. Afr. B. p. 45 (1871, pt.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1875, p. 07 ; Barratt, Ibis,
1870, p. 204 ; Salvin, Cat. Strickl. Coll. p. 152 (1882) ; Shelley, P. Z. S. 1882,
p. 306 ; Sharpe, ed. Layard’s B. S. Afr. p. 350 (1883) ; id. Cat. Birds in Brit. Mus.
X. p . 203 (1885).
Atticora luìlomelmna, Fischer, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. i. p. 358 (1884).
Ps. n itcn ti-v irid is , d o rso q u a s i v e lu tin o vel fuse e sc enti-v iridi, olc agino lav a to ; pilco dorso c o u c o lo n ;
su b a la rib u s pe c to ri co ucoioribus ; caudti fu rc a ta .
Hab. iu A fric a m e rid io n a li e t orien ta li.
Aduli male. Above d a rk g re en ish b la c k , w ith sc a rc e ly a n y gloss, th e c e n tre o f th e b a c k v e lve ty g re en ish
black ; q uills deep b la ck with a s lig h t g re en ish gloss, th e o u te r web o f th e first p rim a ry d is tin c tly
s e r r a te d ; ta i l d a rk g re en ish b la ck , lo n g , a u d de eply fo rk e d : “ b ill b la c k ; n o s trils la rg e and
o v a l; ta r s i a n d fe e t d usky p a le ; iris very d a rk b ro w u ” (T. Ayres) ; “ legs p u rp lish b rowu,
sh ad in g oC in to flesh-colour o u th e b a ck o f th e tai-sus an d soles o f th e f e e t ” (G. E . Shelley).
T o ta l leu g th 5 - t inche s, culmcn 0 '3 , wing -I’l , ta il 3 ’0, ta rsu s 0 '3 .
Adult female. S im ila r to th e m a le , b u t sm a lle r a n d somewha t m ore d u sk y , th e o u te r edge o f th e first
p rim a ry sm o o th and n o t s e rra te d , a n d th e ta il less forked.
Young. M u c h more d usky th a n th e a d u lts a n d n o t so p la in ly glossed with gre en.
Hab. F rom th e K n y sn a d is tric ts iu th e Cape Colony e a stw a rd s to N a ta l, a u d th e n c e n o rthw a rd s as fa r
as th e Z an z ib a r reg io n in J'lastcrn Africa.
Although of a stouter build tluin the Rough-winged Swallow of Western Africa, the
])roscnt speeies has a considerably shorter tail, aud looks at first sight to be the lessor