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a glimpse of its bright orange under side, with dark back 

 and white streak on the head. Its mellow voice reminds 

 one in a way of the blackbird ; but it has a unique method 

 of singing as if for its own enjoyment, quietly and in a 

 thoughtful way; there is no "fine careless rapture." It 

 is an extraordinarily clever mimic, and in the evenings 

 one can hear it copying the notes of fish eagle, owl, blue 

 kingfisher, cuckoo, and doubtless many other birds as 

 well, introducing the well known notes into its own steady 

 flow of music. 



Song thryshes, obviously closely allied to the English 

 songster, are abundant at Entebbe, where their music 

 brings up memories of home ; but they are only occasion- 

 ally heard on a few of the islands. Kibibi, Kiuwa and 

 Kizima were noted as having these birds. 



