W. E. OQILVIE-GRANT AVF.S. 449 



were feeding upon the berries of the Podocarpus trees, and were then quite unfit 

 for human food; indeed, they are probably poisonous if eaten constantly, as we found 

 to our cost. — B. B. W.~] 



COLUMBA UNICINCTA Cassin. 



Columba unicincta Reich. Vog. Afr. i. p. 401 (1901). 



a, b. d ? . Mpanga Forest, Fort Portal, 5000 ft., 13th & 19th Sept. [Nos. 511. 

 B. E. J). ; 3585. B. B. IF.] 



This species is new to the British Museum. There are examples in the Jackson 

 Collection. 



[This fine Wood-Pigeon was plentiful both in the Congo and in the Mpanga Forests, 

 but was an extremely difficult bird to obtain, as it frequented the tops of the tall trees. 

 Although its. deep mournful cooing was constantly to be heard, it was seldom seen 

 within shot. It was not met with in the forest-zone on Ruwenzori, although at 

 certain times C. arquatrix was numerous there. — B. B. W.~\ 



Turtur senegalensis Linn. 



Turtur senegalensis Reich. Vog. Afr. i. p. 406 (1901) ; Grant, Ibis, 1908, p. 310 [N.W. of 



Lake Tanganyika] . 

 Stigmatopelia senegalensis Jackson, Ibis, 1906, p. 509 [Toro]. 



a. 2 . 100 miles W. of Entebbe, 4100 ft., 6th Dec. [No. 1041. D. C] 



b-g. <s ?. Mokia, S.E. Ruwenzori, 3400 ft., lst-19th May. [Nos. 1408, L469, 



d. d. 



1540, 1579, 1587, 1588. 1). C] 



Iris dark hazel ; bill black ; feet dull red. 



[The Senegal Turtle-Dove was very plentiful on the plains in the dry acacia-country 

 around the south end of Ruwenzori, but was not seen on the mountains. It was met 

 with near Entebbe and Fort Portal. — B. B. I) .] 



Turtur damarensis Finsch & Hartl. 



Turtur capicola damarensis Reich. Vog. Afr. i. p. 411 (1901); <irant, Ibis, 1905, p. 203 

 [Mulema]. 



a. ? vix ad. Mokia, S.E. Ruwenzori, 3400 ft., 19th May. [No. 1594. I). C. 



Iris dark hazel ; bill black ; feet dull red. 



[The Damaraland Turtle-Dove was plentiful at the foot of the mountains around 

 the south end of Ruwenzori, but did not appear to occur above 5000 ft. It was 

 always a remarkably shy bird. — B. B. W.] 



vol. xi.n. part iv. No. 50. — March, 1910. ; i o 



