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X. — O/i a Collection of Birds made by Mr. Douglas Carruthers 

 during his Journey from Uganda to the Mouth of the Congo. 

 By W. R. Ogilvie-Grant. 



(Plates V. & VI.) 



The collection of birds formed by Mr. Douglas Carruthers 

 during his journey from Entebbe to the Mfumbiro Volcanoes, 

 Lakes Kivu and Tanganyika, and the upper waters of the 

 Congo, though comparatively small as regards the actual 

 number of specimens, includes examples of no less than 133 

 species. Quite a number of these are of great interest, six — 

 viz., Cinnyris tanyanyicm, C. marginatus, Anthothreptes car- 

 ruthersi, Crateropus carruthersi, Muscicapa brevicauda, and 

 Barbatula mfumbiri — representing hitherto unknown forms ; 

 while many, such as Brachycope anomala, Spermospiza griseo- 

 genys, and Laniai-ius dohertyi, are very rare birds and inter- 

 esting on account of the locality, which extends our know- 

 ledge of their geographical range. Several of the highland 

 species met with on the jNIfumbiro Volcanoes prove to be 

 identical with species already described from similar altitudes 

 on Ruwenzori and the Man Escarpment, and it is greatly 

 to be regretted that ill-health prevented Mr. Carruthers from 

 making a complete collection on this interesting mountain- 

 chain, which is now being more thoroughly explored by 

 Mr. Rudolf Grauer. 



To save repetition, the titles of the principal works quoted 

 in this paper have been abbreviated as follows : — 



Captain Shelley's ' Birds of Africa' (1896-1906, incom- 

 plete) is referred to as " Shelley." 



Dr. Reichenow's 'Die Vogel Afrikas' (1900-1905) is 

 quoted as " Reich." 



The following itinerary of the Expedition has kindly been 

 furnished by Mr. A. F. R. Wollaston, who accompanied 

 Mr. Carruthers during his journey from Uganda to the West 

 Coast of Africa (see map, Plate VI.) : — 



