194 Mr. V. G. L. van Someren on Birds 



The arrangement and nomenclature follows that of 

 Reichenow in his ' Vogel Af rikas,' to which a reference 

 is given where the names do not correspond. In the case 

 of species subsequently described, a reference to the original 

 description is given. 



Tlie map (PI. IV.) contains the names of most of the 

 localities where collections have been made. The following 

 places are all within a ten mile radius of Kyetema and 

 cannot be shown on the map : — Kivuvu, Kami River, 

 Nam wave Forest, Lufumwe Hill, Kasala Forest, Kabamba, 

 Kirerema, Mpumu, Magada, Sanga Forest, Kyungu. 



Podiceps cristatus infuscatus. 



Podiceps infuscatus Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. (2) i. 

 1884, p. 251 : Abyssinia. 



cJ 1-2; ? 1. io.x.lO; 24.xii. 10. 



Seen in fair numbers on the western lakes, very timid 

 and difficult to procure. African birds do not appear to 

 have a winter plumage. Birds shot in March, July, 

 October, and December do not differ in plumage. 



Localities. Toro Lakes, in Uganda. 



Podiceps capensis. 

 ?. 3.xi.l2. 



Common amongst the reeds, not seen on the open water, 

 frequently observed in parties of six to eight. 

 Locality. Lake Nakuru, in British East Africa. 



Lams fuscus. 



Ad. and imm. 12. i. 11. 



Common during the winter on all the large lakes. 



Localities. Victoria and Toro Lakes. 



Larus cirrhocephalus. 



Ad. and imm. 8. ix. 06. 



These birds frequent the rocky islets of Lake Victoria in 

 considerable numbers. They were breeding in August. 

 The eggs were laid in a shallow depression in the earth or 

 rock surface, little or no nesting-material being used. One 

 or two eggs are laid, of a dirty olive-green or olive-brown 



