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new subspecies which he has called Calamocichla ansorgei nilotica. As pointed out by 

 Professor Neumann, this form may be distinguished from C. rufescens Sharpe & Bouvier 

 by the much larger hind claw, 11-12 mm. in length. 



[This Reed-Warbler occurs near Entebbe and all round Ruwenzori below 5000 ft. It 

 is seldom seen, owing to its habit of keeping to the dense patches of elephant-grass and 

 reeds, but its harsh raucous notes never fail to betray its presence. — B. B. W.] 



Sylvia atkicapilla (Linn.). 



Sylvia atricapilla Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 650 (1905). 



a, b. d . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 7000 ft., 9th & 27th Jan. [Nos. 82. R. E. 1). ; 

 2118. G. L.] 



c. 2 . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 6500 ft., 11th Feb. [No. 3161. B. B. W.] 



d. d. „ „ „ 7000 ft., 16th March. [No. 3225. R. B. W.] 

 [The Blackcap was met with only on E. Ruwenzori at an elevation of from 



6000-7000 ft. It had the iris hazel or dark brown; the bill blackish-brown, dark 

 brown, or grey; and the feet grey, olive-grey, or bluish-grey. — R. B. IV.] 



Sylvia hortensis Linn. 



Sylvia simplex Lath. ; Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 619 (1905). 

 a. d . 130 miles W. of Entebbe, 4200 ft., 9th Dec. [No. 1052. D. C] 

 h. d . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 5000 ft., 16th March. [No. 205. B. E. I).] 

 [The Garden- Warbler was seldom seen. The iris is dark brown or dark hazel ; the 

 bill black, lighter on the lower mandible ; and the feet slate-colour or grey. — B. B. W.] 



PlIYLLOSCOPUS EVERSMANNI (Bonap.). 



Phylloscopus trochilus eversmanni Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. iv. p. 509 (1907). 

 a. d . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 7000 ft., 8th Feb. [No. 3150. B. B. IV.] 

 This appears to be an adult male of Eversmann's Willow- Warbler. 

 Wing 2-9 inches. Both the remiges and rectrices are in moult. 



Phylloscopus trochilus (Linn.). 

 Phylloscopus trochilus Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 644 (1905),. 



a. Immature. Entebbe, 3500 ft., 21st Nov. [No. 6. B. E. I).] 



b. ? . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 5000 ft., 16th March. [No. 207. B. E. D.] 

 The female Willow-Warbler, shot in March, is in full moult. 



Apalis denti Grant. (Plate XIV. fig. 3, $ .) 



Apalis denti Grant, Bull. B. O. C. xix. p. 86 (1907). 



a. ? . Mpanga Forest, Fort Portal, 5000 ft., 16th Sept. [No. 521. 7?. E. D. 

 Type of the species.] 



