collected in Uganda and British East Africa. 211 



call is a loud " coo.'' These birds usually go in pairs, and 

 are very wild. 



Localities. Mpumu and Mabira, in Uganda. 



Columba guinea longipennis. 

 c^ & ? . 20.iii. 11. 



An adult pair was obtained in western Uganda, the only 

 place where they were seen. Wing 230 mm. 

 Locality. Kigalama, Toro, in Uganda. 



Columba arquatrix. 

 ?. 2.xi.l3. 



The Yellow-legged Pigeon is fairly plentiful in the forests 

 round Nairobi. These birds when freshly killed have a 

 beautiful bloom all over the feathers, which is lost after 

 preparation. The bird obtained in November had large 

 ovaries. 



Localities. Nairobi and district, and Nakuru, in British 

 East Africa. 



Turtur senegalensis. 



c? & ? . 18. vi. 12; 4.xii.l0. 



This is a common species in the scrub-country and round 

 native villages. They are as plentiful and as tame as sparrows 

 in the native quarter at Kampala. 



A large number of nests, with young and eggs, were found 

 in the scrub-country round Kisumu, all the nests being 

 placed in low trees. The nest is a flimsy structure. Young 

 birds are rusty-brown in colour, with heavy black bars and 

 mottlings. 



Localities. Mohokya and Kampala, in Uganda ; Kisumu, 

 in British East Africa. 



Turtur capicola tropica. 



Turtur capicola tropica Reichenow, Orn. Monatsb. xiii. 

 1902, p. 139 : British East Africa. 



S 1-2. 9.x. 10; 7.i.l2. 



A common species, frequenting the scrub. Nests have 

 been found in March, June, July, and November. 



Localities. Mohokya and Namumira, in Uganda., 



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