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that it is "fairly common" on west Elgon. In the regions of 

 east Elgon that I visited, it can hardly be said to be common, 

 but rather the contrary. 



On the 8 th June I found a nest of this bird. It was built 

 in the depths of the forests, among the lianas, on the outermost 

 branches of a little bush and contained two eggs of nearly the 

 same colour as those of the preceding race. 1 did not shoot 

 any of the parents nor did I take the eggs, hoping that a few 

 days later the clutch would be increased to 3 eggs. Returning 

 to the place two days later I found the nest empty and the 

 birds gone. They had possibly been disturbed when 1 examined 

 the nest the first time and thus abandoned it, but I hardly 

 believe that they had carried the eggs themselves. 



Grant asserts (Zool. Res. of Ruw. Exp. 1910, p. 273) that 

 the female of this race differs from the female of melanog aster, 

 the latter having the whole crown yellow while in the former 

 the yellow extends to the posterior edge of the eye. In this 

 specimen the yellow patch in question stretches a little way 

 (2 mm.) behind the eye. The throat is entirely yellow. 

 Wing 74 mm,; tarsus 21 mm. 



Irides red; bill black; legs dark lead-grey. 



Hyphanturgus ocularius suahelius Neum. — Jouru. f. OrnithoL, 

 . 1905, p. 339—340. 



1 ^ ad. 20. 4. Lake Naiwasha. 



At Lake Naiwasha this race occurred in the brushwood and 

 thorn-bushes around the shores. 



.,... r Wing 77 mm.; tarsus 22 mm. 

 Irides yellowish; culmen black; legs lead-grey. 



Hyphantornis ahyssinicus feniininus Og.-Grant. — Bull. Brit. 

 Orn. Club, vol. XXI, 1907, p. 15. 



1 ^ juv. 23. 8. Kendu. 



Only one specimen was shot, at Kendu. 



The forehead and crown have black feathers tipped with 

 yellow; the nape is olive -green. The feathers of the back are 

 brownish black, tipped with olive- green (sometimes also with 

 olive-green edgings). The sides of the head and front part of 

 throat are covered with black and yellow feathers; the under 

 surface yellow (growing paler posteriorly), lower tail coverts 

 yellow. 



Wing 88 mm. tarsus 26 mm. 



Irides red; bill dark grey; legs brownish grey. 



