INDEX
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MALIMBUS Vol 8 (1986)
Compiled by J.H. Elgood
I SYSTEMATIC NAMES
Accipiter badius 15
erythropua 6, 15, 52
melanoleucus 15
ovampensis 52
tachiro 52
toussenelii 6, 15, 19
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 24, 91
Actophilornis africana 90
Aegypius tracheliotus 23
Agapornis pullaria 16
Alcedo cristata 59
leucogaster 5, 8, 16, 19
quadribrachys 59
Anas querquedula 91
undulata 43
Anastomus lamelligerus 52
Andropadus gracilirostris 9, 12, 17,
77
gracilis 9, 12, 17
virens 6, 9, 12, 17, 20, 45, 63
Anthreptes collaris 2, 11, 18, 20,
77
gabonicus 89
longuemarei 18
platura 24, 89
Anthus leucophrys 17, 63
Apalis flavida 64, 89
rufogularis 10, 18, 20
Apaloderma narina 16
Apus affinis 16, 24, 59, 63
apus 16, 23, 59, 69
bates! 6, 7, 16
caffer 16, 23, 59
melba 59, 63, 69
Aquila rapax 15, 24
wahlbergi 15, 24
Ardea goliath 52, 90
melanocephala 24
purpurea 24
Ardeola ibis 15
ralloides 24
Arenaria interpres 54
Aviceda cuculoides 6, 15
Baeopogon indicator 6, 9, 12, 17,
64, 77
Balearica pavonina 24, 53, 69
Batis senegalensis 24
Bleda canicapilla 5, 9, 12, 17, 20,
45
Bombycilla garrulus 20
Bradornis pallidus 65
Bubo africanus 16, 58
Burhinus capensis 24
senegalensis 24
vermiculatus 24
Butastur rufipennis 19, 24
Buteo auguralis 5, 15
Butorides striatus 5, 19
Bycanistes fistulator 8, 17
subcylindricus 8, 17
Calcarius lapponicus 20
Calidris alba 55
alpina 55
canutus 55
ferruginea 55, 90
minuta 55, 90
Camaroptera brachyura 18
chloronota 10, 18, 20
Campephaga phoenicea 17, 24, 63
quiscalina 4, 9, 17
Campethera cailliautii 8, 17
nivosa 8, 17, 20, 61
Caprimulgus climacurus 23, 59
inornatus 24
tristigma 16
Centropus grillii 58
leucogaster 58
monachus 5, 16
senegalensis 4, 24
Ceratogymna sp. 8
Cercococcyx mechowi 5, 8, 14, 16
Cercomela familiaris 17, 91
Cercotrichas podobe 24
Ceryle maxima 59
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Ceyx ( =Ispidina) picta 16
Ceuthmochares aereus 16, 23, 58
Charadrius alexandrinus 54
dubius 53, 90
hiaticula 54
marginatus 54
pecuarius 54
( Chlidonias)=Sterna leucoptera 57
niger 57
Chlorocichla simplex 63, 77
Chrysococcyx caprius 16, 58
cupreus 7, 16
flavigularis 6, 7, 16
klaas 6, 16
Ciccaba woodfordii 7, 16
Ciconia abdimii 15, 24, 45
ciconia 44, 45, 47
episcopus 24
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster 19, 68
Circaetus cinerascens 15, 52
cinereus 15, 24, 52
gallicus 24
Circus aeruginosus 52
macrourus 24
Cisticola aberrans 18
brachyptera 64
cantans 24
juncidis 18, 64
lateralis 5, 10, 18, 20, 64
Clamator glandarius 23
levaillantii 24, 58
Colius striatus 16
Columba iriditorques 57, 69
Coracias abyssinica 60
cyanogaster 16, 60
naevia 16
Corvus albus 19, 24, 77
Corytheola cristata 2, 7, 16, 58, 90
( Corythornis) =Alcedo leucogaster 45
Cossypha natalensis 4, 10, 17, 20
niveicapilla 10, 17, 20
polioptera 17, 20, 45
Crex egregia 16
Crinifer piscator 5, 16
Cuculus canorus 44
clamosus 16
gularis 91
solitaries 5, 16
Cursorius chalcopterus 23
temminckii 23
( Cyanomitra)=Nectarinia olivacea 45
Cypsiurus parvus 16
Delichon urbica 17, 23, 59, 62, 63,
69
Dendrocygna viduata 15
Dendropicos fuscescens 17
gabonensis 61, 90
( Dendropicos )=Mesopicos pyrrhogaster
61
Dendropicos obsoletus 17
Dicrurus adsimilis 19
ludwigii 19, 20, 68
Dryoscopus gambensis 17, 24
Egretta alba 43
ardesiaca 39
garzetta 19, 24, 43, 51, 96-97
gularis 43, 52, 90
intermedia 24, 43, 52, 90
Elanus caeruleus 15, 24
riocourii 24
Emberiza cabanisi 66
flaviventris 24
forbesi 24
spp. 20
tahapisi 18, 66
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis 52,
69, 90
Eremomela badiceps 65
pusilla 18
Eremopteryx leucotis 24, 89
nigriceps 23
Estrilda larvata 18, 89, 91
melpoda 18, 73-75
troglodytes 18
Euplectes afer 23
hordeacea 19
macrourus 19
Eupodotis senegalensis 24
Eurystomus glaucurus 90
gularis 6, 8, 60, 90
Falco alopex 5, 16, 53, 91
biarmicus 16
chicquera 24
cuvieri 91
peregrinus 53, 69
subbuteo 91
tinnunculus 24, 53
vespertinus 7, 16
Ficedula hypoleuca 18, 20, 65
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Francolinus ahantensis 90
bicalcaratus 19
squamatus 5, 7, 16
Fraseria cinerascens 10
ocreata 6, 18
Gallinago gallinago 90
media 90
(Gelochelidon)=Sterna nilotica 56
Glareola cinerea 24
nuchalis 56, 91
pratincola 90
Gymnobucco calvus 61, 90
Gypohierax angolensis 15
Gyps bengalensis 15
fulvus 23
Haematopus ostralegus 53
Halcyon chelicuti 59
leucocephala 16, 60
malimbica 5, 16, 60
senegalensis 60
Hieraetus africanus 23
pennatus 53
spilogaster 24
Himantopus himantopus 24, 56
Hippolais pallida 18
Hirundo abyssinica 17, 62
aethiopica 17
daurica 17
fuligula 5, 17, 62
griseopyga 89
leucosoma 24, 62
preussi 62
rustica 24, 59, 62, 69
semirufa 17
senegalensis 17, 24
smithii 17, 89
(Hydroprogne)=Sterna tschegrava 56
Hyliota violacea 90
Hypergerus atriceps 24, 64
Ibis ibis 90
Indicator indicator 17, 60, 61
maculatus 6, 8, 20, 44
minor 24, 61
willcocksi 8, 17, 20
(Ispidina)=Ceyx picta 59
Jynx torquilla 89
Kaupifalco monogrammicus 15, 19
Lagonosticta larvata 67
rara 89, 91
rubricata 18, 67
rufopicta 18, 89, 91
senegala 18
Lamprotornis caudatus 56
iris 90
purpureus 24, 68
splendidus 11, 19, 67, 68
Laniarius ( aethiopicus ) f er rugineus
17, 64
Lanius collaris 64
excubitor 23
senator 23, 64
Larus cirrhocephalus 24
fuscus 56
sabini 56
Leptoptilos cruraenif erus 24
Limosa lapponica 54
limosa 54
Lonchura bicolor 67 , 90
cucullata 4, 18, 23
fringilloides 67
Lophaetus occipitalis 53
Luscinia megarhynchos 24
suecica 91
Lybius bidentatus 8, 17, 19
dubius 17, 24
hirsutus 61
vieilloti 17, 61
Machaeramphus alcinus 15
Macrodipteryx longipennis 19, 24
Macronyx croceus 63
Malaconotus blanchoti 17
multicolor 10
sp. 10
sulfureopectus 10
Malimbus nitens 23
rubriceps 19, 67, 91
rubricollis 67
Megabyas flammulata 2, 11, 18, 65
Melaenornis edolioides 5, 18, 65
Melierax metabates 24
Merops albicollis 8, 16, 19, 24, 60
apiaster 8, 16
bullocki 40-41
hirundineus 5, 16, 60, 89
nubicus 24
pusillus 24, 60
superciliosus 23
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Mesopicos ( =Dendropicos) goertae 17
Milvus migrans 15
Mirafra nigricans 23
Motacilla alba 20
f lava 24, 63
Muscicapa aquatica 91
cassini 24
epulata 6, 10, 18
striata 18
Musophaga violacea 16
Myioparus plumbeus 5, 18, 65
Myrmecocichla aethiops 24
albifrons 64
cinnamomeiventris 5, 18
Nectarinia adelberti 11, 18, 66, 90
coccinigaster 18, 66
cuprea 24, 66
cyanolaema 66
johannae 44
olivacea 11, 18, 20, 66, 77
reichenbachii 44
senegalensis 18, 24
superba 11, 18, 90
venusta 11, 18, 90
verticalis 5, 18, 66
Neophron monachus 15
Neotis denhami 89
Nesocharis capistrata 91
Nettapus auritus 24
Nicator chloris 9, 12, 17, 63
Nigrita bicolor 77
canicapilla 67, 77
Nilaus afer 89
Numenius arquata 54
phaeopus 55
Numida meleagris 5, 19
Nycticorax nycticorax 45
Oena capensis 58, 91
Oenanthe hispanica 24
Onychognathus morio 5, 19
Oriolus auratus 19
brachyrhynchus 68, 77
nigripennis 68
Otis arabs 24
Otus leucotis 58
Pachycoccyx audeberti 7, 16
Pandion haliaetus 23
Parisoma plumbeum 89
Parus leucoraelas 65
Pelecanus rufescens 24
Pernis apivorus 15, 23
Petronia dentata 19, 89, 91
Phalacrocorax africanus 24
Phalaropus fulicarius 54
Philomachus pugnax 55, 90
Phoeniculus aterrimus 24, 90
Phoenicurus phoenicurus 24
Phyllanthus atripennis 6, 10, 18, 20
Phyllastrephus albigularis 9, 12, 17
20
scandens 63
Phylloscopus sibilatrix 65
trochilus 65
Picathartes gymnocephalus 68
Platysteira cyanea 5, 18, 24
Plectrophenax nivalis 20
Plectropterus gambensis 24
Plegadis falcinellus 23
Plocepasser superciliosus 23
Ploceus cucullatus 4, 24, 66
heuglini 24
luteolus 24
nigerrimus 66, 77, 90
nigricollis 19, 20, 77, 89, 91
tricolor 67
Pluvialis dominica 54
squatarola 54
Pluvianus aegyptius 5, 19, 56
Podica senegalensis 5, 19, 23
Pogoniulus bilineatus 17, 19, 77
chrysoconus 17
leucolaima 61
scolopaceus 61 , 77
subsulphureus 77
Poicephalus robustus 91
Polemaetus bellicosus 24
Polyboroides radiatus 15, 24
Porphyrio alien! 16
Prinia subflava 24
Prionops caniceps plumata 5, 17, 64
Prodotlscus sp. 8, 16, 17
Psalidoprocne obscura 17, 90
Psittacus erithacus 90
Pterocles exustus 24
Pteronetta hartlaubii 90
Ptilopachus petrosus 16
Ptilostomus afer 19, 24
Pycnonotus barbatus 12, 17, 20, 53,
77
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Pyrrhurus flavicollis 5, 17
scandens 10, 12, 17, 20
Pytilia hypogranunica 18
melba 24
phoenicoptera 67, 89, 91
Quelea erythrops 19, 23, 67
quelea 24
Recurvirostra avosetta 56
Riparia paludicola 24
riparia 62, 91
Rostratula bengalensis 56, 90
Rynchops flavirostris 24, 91
Sarothrura pulchra 6, 16
Scopus umbretta 19, 52
Serinus gularis 66
mozambicus 18
Spermophaga haematina 5, 11, 18, 20,
45, 67
Sphenoaecus mentalis 18
Spreo pulcher 23
Stephanoaetus coronatus 53
Stercorarius parasiticus 56
pomarinus 56
Sterna albifrons 24, 57
balaenarum 57, 68
( caspia)=tschegrava 21-22, 23
dougallii 57, 64
hirundo 57
leucoptera 90, 91
maxima 21, 56
nilotica 23
sandvicensis 57
Stiphrornis erythrothorax 5, 6, 10,
18, 20
Streptopelia lugens 16
roseogrisea 24
semitorquata 16
senegaiensis 16
turtur 44
vinacea 16
Sylvietta virens 65
Terathopius ecaudatus 24
Terpsiphone rufiventer 65
viridis 18, 20
Thescelocichla leucopleura 63
Threskiornis aethiopica 24
Tockus erythrorhynchus 60
fasciatus 8, 17, 52, 77
nasutus 17
Trachyphonus purpuratus 61
Treron australis 16
Trichastoma fulvescens 10, 18, 20
puveli 10, 18, 20
Tringa erythropus 55, 90
glareola 24, 55, 90
hypoleucos 19, 24
nebularia 55, 90
ochropus 19, 24, 55, 90
stagnatalis 55
tot anus 55
Trochocercus longicauda 18, 24
Tropicranus albocristatus 60
Turdus pelios 6, 18, 20, 24
Turtur abyssinica 7
afer 16, 77
brehmeri 58
tympanistria 7, 16, 19, 59
Tyto alba 16, 58
Urotriorchis macrourus 52, 69
Vanellus albiceps 19, 24
senegallus 19
spinosus 24, 53
superciliosus 5, 19
tectus 24
Vidua chalybeata 24
funerea 19, 24
macroura 19, 24
orientalis 24
Zosterops senegaiensis 4, 18, 66,
77
Tauraco persa 16, 58
Tchagra minuta 17
senegala 17, 64
Telecanthura ussheri 59
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II AUTHORS AND CONTENTS
ACCOUNTS 48
CHANGE IN MANAGING EDITORSHIP 1
*CHAPPUIS , C. Revised List of Sound- recorded Afrotropical Birds. 25-39;
79-88.
CHEKE, R. A . , WALSH, J.F. & SOWAH, S.A. Records of birds seen in the
Republic of Togo during 1984-1986. 51-72.
CRICK, H.Q.P. The 'Head-dip and Flutter' display of the Red-throated Bee-
eater Merops bullocki. 40-42.
DEMEY, R. Little Egrets and Reef Herons hovering. 43-44.
DEMEY, R. Two new species for Ivory Coast. 44.
DYER, M., GARTSHORE, M.E. & SHARLAND, R.E. The birds of Nindam Forest
Reserve, Kagoro, Nigeria. 2-20.
EDITORIAL 49
ELGOOD, J. & SHARLAND, B. Hilary Fry; A tribute. 49-50.
FRY, C.H. First Yellow-billed Duck record for Nigeria. 43.
GRAY, H.H. Johanna's Sunbird in Nigeria. 44.
HAPPEL, R.E. Observations of birds and other frugivores feeding at
Tetrorchidium didymostemon. 77-78.
HERROELEN, P. La Sterne caspienne Sterna caspia Pallas & l'interieur du
Zaire. 21-22.
NOTICES 46-48, 94-98
REVIEWS 20, 42, 93
SHARLAND, R.E. Ringing in Nigeria 1985. 44-45.
SHULL, B., GRETTENBERGER, M. & NEWBY, J. Recent observations of birds in
W National Park (Niger). 23-24.
STUART, S.N. & GARTSHORE, M.E. The Red-capped Robin-chat Cossypha
natalensis in West Africa. 73-76.
WALSH, J.F. Notes on the birds of Ivory Coast. 89-93.
* This two-part list of Sound-recordings of Afrotropical birds mentions a
very high percentage of all Afrotropical species, arranged
systematically. These species have not been included in Part 1 of the
Index.