NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXV. 191S. 267 



It is interesting to note that I have in my aviaries two birds obtained in 

 South Kavirondo from their sleeping hole in a dead tree. One bird, «liich I take 

 to be the male, resembles the Elgon birds in every way, while the other differs 

 in having the rump distinctly yellow-green without any trace of bluish and the 

 underside even more yellow-green. 



I agree with C. Grant, Ibis, April 1915, page 260, that P. virescens and 

 P. nyansae are synonyms of P. m. saturatus. 



These birds are usually found in pairs or small flocks, in the acacia country. 

 They are timid and very noisy. They nest in holes in trees and use these places 

 for sleeping in at night, during the oS-season. 



2. Agapomis pullarius Linn. (Red-faced Love Bird). 



(J 1, ? 1. Flocks were occasionally seen, but always in the scrub and 

 acacia country, not on the mountain. 



The male bird has the underwing coverts blue-black Uke the elbow joint, 

 while in females these are green. 



The amount of blue on the rump varies in individuals. 



MIUSOFHAGIDAE. 



1. Corythaeola cristata yalensis Mearns, 1915 (Greater Crested Turaco). 



(J 1. If we accept Mearns' statement that the Great Crested Turaco of 

 Yala River district is separable from the typical bird, then this specimen must 

 belong to his subspecies. 



Specimens from Mount Elgon and Yala are, to my mind, indistinguishable. 

 It is well known that these birds vary in plumage according to season and age, 

 and it would be interesting to know whether Mearns' specimens were collected 

 throughout the year or all in one month. 



As regards size, some of my western birds equal those from Elgon. 



2. Musophaga rossae Gould. (Yellow-billed Turaco). 



cJ 1 . This specimen is in partial moult on the mantle, and it is interesting 

 to note that whereas the old feathers are purphsh blue, the new ones are dark 

 blue. 



Fairly common. 



3. Chizaerhis zonura Riipp. (Hackle-necked Turaco). 



(J 1. An adult in good plumage was obtained in the forest at the foothills. 



4. Turacus hartlaubi Fisch. & Reichw. (Hartlaub's Black-crested Turaco). 



(J 1, $ 2. Mearnshasrecently (1915) separated the birds north of Machakos 

 to the Lake under the name T. h. medius, and if the subspecies is a good 

 one then these birds will probably be T. mediiis. Unfortunately I have no 

 birds from the KiUmancharo district for comparison. 



Birds from Elgon do not differ in any way from specimens collected through- 

 out the year in the Kyambu Forest near Nairobi. 



