obtained in British East Africa. 93 



This little bird is a lover of the thick forest with an under- 

 growth of tall bush and small trees. Here it flits and darts 

 about in search of insect-food, much of which it takes on 

 the wing, after the manner of the true Flycatchers. Like 

 the small blue Elminia longicauda and the species of AjKilis, 

 it has a curious habit of spreading out its tail and holding it 

 perpendicularly above its back, swaying it from side to side 

 as it hops about. It is very active and nearly always on the 

 move. 



247. Elminia longicauda. 



Elminia teresita Autin. ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1892, p. 304. 



Elminia longicauda (Sw.) ; Reichen. J. f. O. 1892, p. 33 

 (Bukoba) ; id. Vog. deutsch. Ost-Afr. p. 149 (1894) ; Shelley, 

 B. Africa, i. p. 98 (1896) ; O. Neum. J. f. O. 1900, p. 229. 



Nos. 36, 37, c? ad., ? juv. Ntebi, Sept. 30, 1895. 



No. 43. ? ad. Ntebi, Oct. 2, 1895. 



No. 939. ? ad. Kakelelwa Forest, Kavirondo, 4500 feet, 

 April 3, 1898. 



No. 1202. <S ad. Nandi, 6500 feet, June 11, 1898. Iris 

 brown ; eyelids black ; bill and feet black. A rare bird in 

 Nandi. First one seen June 28th. Several seen since. 

 When it spreads out its tail, it drops its wings. Very rest- 

 less and always ou the move. Takes insects on the wing as 

 well as from the underside of leaves and other places. 



248. Parisoma jacksoni. 



Parisoma lugens (nee Riipp.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1892, p. 302. 



Parisoma jacksoni Sharpe, Bull. B. O. C. x. p. xxviii 

 (1899) ; Ogilvie Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 154. 



No. 470. ? ad. Raviue, Feb. 19, 1897. Iris brown; 

 bill black; feet horn-blue. 



No. 492. Ad. Ravine, Feb. 28, 1897. 



Appears to be fairly plentiful in the table-topped and 

 other acacia trees, where it diligently searches for food. In 

 general habits it resembles Camaroptera brevicaudata. 

 Stomachs contained seeds and small berries. 



No. 493. (J ad. Ravine, Feb. 28, 1897. Iris crimson- 

 brown. 



