NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXV. 1918. 263 



A FURTHER CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORNITHOLOGY OF 

 UGANDA (WEST ELGON AND DISTRICT). 



By dr. V. G. L. VAN SOMEREN, M.B.O.U. 



(Plates III.— VTI.) 



A S indicated in tlie introduction to my paper on Uganda Birds in Ibis of 

 -^^^ April and July 1916, I have, .since writing those notes, obtained another 

 collection from Uganda, principally from the West Elgon district. 



I have now worked this collection out and have to add 61 species to the 

 former list. This collection contains 652 specimens referable to 210 species and 

 sub-species. 



Most of the birds were shot in the forest below the Bamboo zone. Those 

 collected within the Bamboos are marked with an asterisk. Few were collected 

 in the grass above this zone. Other specimens were collected between M'Bale 

 and the Elgon footliiUs. 



I have to thank Dr. Hartert for helping me to name some of the specimens. 



In a later number I hope to publish notes on a collection made on the east 

 of Elgon incIucUng the south Turkana country. 



The arrangement follows that of Reichenow in his Vogel Afrikas. 



NAiRoni, B.E.A., I'll 7. 



COLUMBIDAE. 



1. Vinago calva salvadorii Dubois (Grey-tailed Green Fruit Pigeon). 



cj I, $2. Common on the mountain and lower regions during the fruit 

 season. 



2. Columba guinea longipennis Reichw. (Hackle- neck Pigeon). 



$ 1 . These birds do not appear to differ in any way from specimens col- 

 lected in Western Uganda. They were met with in the more open districts at 

 the foot of Elgon, and were not seen on the mountain itself. 



3. Columba arquatrix Temm. (Purple Fruit Pigeon). 



(J 1, ? 3. This is more or less a forest species which is plentiful at the 

 fruit season. At other times a few odd pairs are occasionally met with. They 

 are local migrants. One old female is almost uniform in colour owing to the 

 white tips to the feathers being entirely worn off. 



4. Turtur lugens Riipp. (Speckled- wing Dove). 



9 immat. Not very plentiful. They frequented the more open forest 

 rather than the acacia country, and were usually found in the thicker trees along 

 the rivers. They are ground feeders for the most part, but also feed on berries 

 of various fruit-trees. The specimen preserved is in the interesting stage where 

 the feathers of the mantle and breast and abdomen are edged with pale ochraceous. 



