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and Spermestes cucuUata were seen almost everywhere, and in 

 the branches of the acacias Macronyx croceus was seen and 

 heard. 



In large flocks Neophron monachus and Corvus alhus kept 

 company, both on the shores and in the acacia-country, I even 

 saw them very often in the streets and open places of the town 

 of Kisumu itself. Here and there Motacilla vidua tripped about 

 fearlessly and Passer griseus ugandae appeared both in the 

 scrub-country and on the shores of the lake. 



Before leavinf:^ Victoria Nyanza I made a trip to Kendu on 

 the Kavirondo Gulf and stayed there for four days in order to 

 complete my bird-collections. On the whole, the natural and 

 climatic conditions at this place are the same as those at Kisumu, 

 and therefore there is no need of my touching upon them again. 



Almost all the birds observed and shot at Kisumu were 

 also found here. But several others were shot as well. One of 

 the commonest species was Ceryle rudis rudis, which was found 

 in large flocks on the shores of the gulf, where also CorytJiornis 

 cristata galerita and Halcyon leucocepliala leucocephala were met 

 with. Very numerous were Thresh, aethiopica, Larus cirrocephalus, 

 Anhinga rufa rufa, Buhdcus ihis^ Gelochelidon nilotica nilotica, 

 Uydrochelidon leucoptera leucoptera and others. Limnocorax niger, 

 Balearica regulorum gihhericeps and Hagedashia hagedash nilotica 

 were not uncommon here. The waders too were numerously 

 represented by a great many species, among which may be men- 

 tioned Hoplopterus spinosus and GLareola ocidaris, which did 

 not however occur so abundantly as Tringa glareola glareola, 

 Erolia niinuta minuta and Tringa ochropus ochropus. The latter 

 were seen everywhere on the muddy shores, where, in the com- 

 pany of Oedicnemus oedicnemus vermiculatus it tripped about in 

 large flocks. Alopochen aegyptiacus was also very common. In 

 the reeds, which in some places were very dense and tall, swarms 

 of Pyromelana nigrifrons flew about and in the trees fringing 

 the shores I found Hypochera uUramarina purpurascens and 

 numerous pigeons, among which may be mentioned, Sireptopelia de- 

 cipiens perniista and Sireptopelia fulvopecioralis, the latter described 

 by me from this locality. 



In the dry grass-plains were found Charadrius asiaticus asi- 

 aticus, Oenanthe pileata livingstonei, Scopus umbretta hannermani 

 and the bushes on the fringes were frequented by Passer griseus 

 ugandae, Ploceus melanocephalus dimidiatus, Vrohrachya phoenicea 

 phoenicea, Anomalospiza imherhis. Likewise, Anthus rufulus raal- 

 teni, Pyrrhulauda leucopareia and many others were common in the 

 grass-country. Among the Honeybirds Chalcomitra senegalensis 

 aequatorialis and Centropus super ciliosus, Ureginthus hengalus 

 ugandae, Dicrurus adsimilis divaricatus and Pycnonotus tricolor 

 fayi were often met with, and now and again Ploceus ahyssinicus 

 femininus. 



