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lot. MuscicAPA GRisoLA. Spotted Flycatcher. 



Muscicapa grisola Linn. 



A common species everywhere. 



105. BucHANGA AssiMiLis. African Drongo. 

 Buchanga assimilis (Bechst.). 



Iris red ; bill and legs black. 



We generally saw the Drongo in open forest-country, but 

 except by the Thika River it was rather scarce. It was 

 always conspicuous, sitting at the end of a dead bough, from 

 which it would make short flights to catch the passing 

 insectSj and return immediately to its perch ; it has a harsh 

 rather grating note. 



106. CoTiLE PALUDicoLA. Soutli-Af ricau Sand-Martin. 

 Cotile paludicola Tristr. 



Iris brown; bill dark brown; feet light brown. 



Common at Naivasha, where it was breeding in the rocky 

 cliffs on the east side of the Lake ; also obtained at the 

 Gerei River. 



107. HiRUNuo RUSTicA. Commou Swallow. 

 Hirundo rustica Linn. 



Large flocks of H. rustica appeared on the Kapiti Plains 

 in the fourth week of March, all on northward migration. 



108. Hirundo puella. Smaller Stripe-breasted Swallow. 

 Hirundo puella Temm. & Sch. 



The Smaller Stripe-breasted Swallow was not uncommon 

 at two or three of our camps on the Athi. 



109. Hirundo emini. Erain's Swallow. 

 Hirundo emini Reichen. 



Iris brown ; bill and legs black. 



This fine Swallow was common at Naivasha, where it was 

 breeding under the eaves of the hotel, though on March 14th 

 none of the nests contained eggs. At Kallima Theki in 

 the middle of April a pair were building in the kitchen at 

 Sir Alfred Pease's house, and were quite undisturbed by the 

 constant coming and going. I shot one at a little rain-pool 



