in Uganda and on the Upper Congo. 267 



long grass. Here I procured specimens of four interesting 

 new species [Cinnyris maryinatus, C tanyanyicce, Antho- 

 threptes carruthersi, and Crateropus carruthersi), but was 

 again taken ill with fever, and had to be carried for a fort- 

 night until the Congo River was reached at Kasongo, 2000 

 miles from its mouth. At that place the river is about 

 800 yards broad and flows through open grass-land. 



Five days' journey down the river brought us to the 

 southern edge of the Congo forest, mIucIi continues on either 

 bank without a break for 1500 miles. We followed the river 

 down to its mouth and collected at different places on the way. 



At Ponthierville I was able to procure a number of birds 

 in a comparatively short time, owing to the presence of 

 rubber-plantations, in wdiich the undergrowth in the forest 

 had been cleared away and the forest-trees only remained. 

 The impenetrable nature of the undergrowth is the chief 

 difficulty one has to contend with in making a collection of 

 birds in the Congo forest. 



We found the Congo River itself remarkably poor as 

 regards its bird-life. There were few sandbanks, and no 

 marshes or feediog-grounds, and during the whole journey 

 I saw only one Duck. The heavy forest hung over the 

 water's edge on either bank, and every island was clothed 

 with rank vegetation. Flocks of Parrots and a few Hornbills 

 were observed crossing over the forest, while Kingfishers, 

 Herons, and Sandpipers were occasionally seen, but little 

 else. The forest itself is full of bird-life, and no doubt 

 much still remains to be done there. 



By way of Stanlej'ville, Leopold ville, Matadi, and Boma 

 we reached the West Coast on the 17th of March, 1907. 



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DiLOPHUS CARUNCULATUS (Gmcl.). 



Perissornis carunculata Reich, ii. p. 670 (1903). 



No. 5003. a. ^ . West coast of Lake Victoria, 4000 ft., 

 25th Sept. 



Iris brown ; bare skin round the eyes yellow ; bill whitish ; 

 bare skin on the throat black ; feet brown. 



[The Wattled Starling is found in large flocks. — D. C] 



