Birds from British East Africa. 



677 



Mombasa. Coast of British East Africa. Aug., Sept., Oct. (1900); May 



(1903). 



Takaunyu. 



Tangftniko. 

 Malindi. 



Umtundea. 

 Shimoni. 

 Lake Nalvasha. 

 Lake Xjiri. 

 Tsavo Swamp. 

 Kikuyn Forest. 



British East Africa. 



Nov., Dec. (1900) ; Jan., 1-Vb., 

 March, April (1901J. 



Feb. (1901). 



Feb., March (1901). 



March (1901). 



May, June (1901). 



Nov. (1901). 



Jan. (1902). 



Feb. (1902). 



March, April, May, June, July 

 (1902). 



April, May, June (1902). 



Jan., Feb., March (1902). 



Feb. (1902). 



Nairobi. „ ,, „ 



Mt. Kilimanjaro. German East Africa. 

 M'buffuni. „ „ „ 



Throughout this paper I have quoted Dr. Reichenow's 

 work ' Die Ybgel Afrikas ' as " Reich." and Captain 

 Shelley's ' Birds of Africa ' as " Shelley, B. of A." 



"Where Mr. Percival has supplied field-uotes 1 have placed 

 them in square brackets aud appended his initials. 



My most grateful thanks are due to Mr. W. R. Ogilvie- 

 Grant, for his invaluable help and advice, and also to 

 his attendant, Mr. Wells, for the many services which he has 

 rendered me. 



1. Pholidauges verreauxi (Finsch & Hartl.). 



Cinnyricinclus verreauxi Reich, ii. p. 080. 



a. Inim. Mombasa. (No. 37.) 



[Common on the mainland. The males were outnumbered 

 by the females by four or five to one. Up country it was 

 rare.— A. B. P.] 



2. Lamprocolius chalybeus (Hempr. & Ehr.). 

 LamprocoUus chalybeus Reich, ii. p. 687. 



a. Ad. Nairobi. (No. 246 a.) 



3. BUPHAGA ERYTHRORHYNCHA (Staill.). 



Buphagus erythrorhynchus Reich, ii. p. 6Q7. 



a. <$ . Mombasa, 'dUt Aug., 1900. (No. 9.) 



[This Ox-pecker was not very common on the coast. It is 



