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these latter wore laid out in a series with typical specimens of T. pyrrho [items from 

 Nandi and the Mau escarpment it was found impossible to separate one from the 

 other. 



Younger birds have the crown of the head washed with olive, while in the oldest 

 examples the grey colour predominates on this part. 



[Jackson's Babbler was met with on Ruwenzori from 6500 up to 9000 ft. It in- 

 habited the forest-zone and was occasionally seen in the lower parts of the bamboo. It 

 was usually met with in small parties of four or five individuals, which hopped along 

 close to the ground among the densest undergrowth and continually uttered a low 

 twittering note. They always seemed to be travelling in a definite direction. Their 

 habits and notes exactly resembled those of Turdinus fulvescens from the Eturi Forest. — 

 R. B. W.] 



Turdinus atriceps Sharpe. 



Turdinus atriceps Sharpe, Bull. B. 0. C. xiii. p. 10 (1902) [Ruwenzori] ; Reich. Yog. Afr. iii. 

 p. 740 (1905); Jackson, Ibis, 1906, p. 541 [Ruwenzori]; Grant, Ibis, 1908, p. 30 

 [Mufumbiro Volcanoes], 



a-g. 6 ? . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 6000-9000 ft., 2nd-20th Jan. [Nos. 95, 



d. 



116. R. E. D. ; 2076. G. L. ; 3063, 3087, 3092, 3093. R. B. TV] 



h-l. 3 S . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 6500-8000 ft., 10th-26th Feb. [Nos. 

 (i. d. 



1272. I). C. ; 2151. G. L. ■ 3174, 3179. R. B. IV.] 



m-s. d ? . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 6500-8000 ft., 8th-24th March. [Nos. 



1304, 1309. I). C; 2216. 223S, 2211. G. L.; 3193, 3238. R. B. W.] 



t. $ . Butagu Valley, W. Ruwenzori, 7000 ft., 1st Aug. [No. 3527. R. B. IV] 

 Iris dark brown or dark hazel ; bill black ; feet slate-grey or in one example (No. 116) 

 olive-browu. 



[The Black-headed Babbler was found on Ruwenzori from 6500 to 9000 ft., frequent- 

 ing the forest-zone and occasionally the lower part of the bamboo. In habits it much 

 resembles T. pyrrhdpterus, going about in small parties of four or five individuals. 

 They hop along through the ferns and tangled vegetation, all following the same 

 direction, and from time to time utter a low twittering note, exactly like that of a 

 Swallow when in search of a nesting-site. This bird also has a most beautiful 

 clear song, which was generally uttered from high up in some dense mass of tangled 

 creepers. — R. B. W.] 



Bathmedonia jacksoni (Sharpe). 



Bathmocercus jacksoni Sharpe, Bull. B. 0. C. xiii. p. 10 (1902) [Kibera, Toro]. 

 Bathmedonia jacksoni Jackson, Ibis, 190G, p. 542. 

 Bathmedonia rufa Reich. Yog. Afr. iii. p. 742 (1905) [part.]. 



