276 XOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXV. 1918. 



;!. Campephaga quiscalina martini Jacks. (Purple-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike). 



o 2. There is no doubt that this is a good subspecies, the most pronounced 

 differences occurring in the fenicales. They are distinct from C. petiti, which also 

 occurs in the Elgon area. They are found in the same forests as C. nigra, though 

 the latter are also seen in the more open wooded country. 



4. Campephaga phoenicea Lath. (Red-shouldered Cuckoo-Shrike). 



cJ 1, o 2. Fair numbers were seen on the way to Elgon, but were not 

 met with on the mountain. 



LANIIDAi:. 



1. Prionops cristata omoensis Neum. (Uganda Black-winged Helmeted 



Shrike). 



o 2. These birds were collected in the plains below Elgon : they were not 

 met with on the mountain. A flock of six were seen. 



2. Nilaus afer erythreae Neum. (Eastern Chestnut-flanked Brubru Shrike). 



cJ 1, 9 1. I have referred these two specimens to tliis species as they 

 agree in every way with specimens collected in Eastern Uganda (Jinja, Busoga) 

 which have been so identified. They are certainly distinct from the specimen 

 collected at Toro and labelled N. a. massaicus, which name may possibly be 

 a synonym of N. minor. This specimen has the flanks bright pale chestnut, 

 not dark chestnut as in the specimens from the Elgon area. 



From the locaUties of specimens collected between 1910 and 1912, it would 

 appear that these two birds, if chstinct, inhabit the same country, or at least 

 that their areas overlap. 



The Toro bird of December 21 , 191 1, is apparently different to the specimens 

 collected by the Ruwenzori Expedition, which according to Og. Grant have the 

 flank band deep chestnut, not Ught reddish chestnut, thus agreeing with a Toro 

 bird collected by me March 22, 1912, except that in my specimen the Une is 

 broken, not continuous. The wing measurements are as follows : Elgon birds, 

 males two, 81 mm., female 79 mm. ; Jinga bird, 82 mm. ; Toro bird, male, pale 

 flanks, 84 mm. 



These birds were scarce. They were collected in the scrub below Elgon. 



3. Pomatorhynchus emini Reichw. (Emin's Red-winged Bush Shrike). 

 cJ 1. Common in the scrub. 



4. Pomatorhynchus senegalus orientalis Cab. (Greater Red-winged Bush Shrike). 

 ? 1, cj Juv. The female was shot off her nest, which contained two eggs. 



5. Chlorophoneus sulphureopectus simiUs Sm. (Orange- breasted Shrike). 



<J 1, ? 1. Collected in the scrub country below Elgon. A nest \rith two 

 eggs was taken. 



