collected in Uganda and British East Africa. 213 



are fairly common, and were nesting in July. Young birds 

 were collected in July and August. 



Localitij. Nairobi, in British East Africa. 



Chalcopelia afra afra. 



c? 1 -2 ; 1 imm. 7. xi. 14 ; 4. v. 12 ; 18. x. 10 ; 24. ii. 11. 

 ? 1-3. 4. V. 12 ; 21. ix. 10 ; 6. v. 10. 



This is the common Ground-Dove. They are usually 

 seen in pairs feeding on the roadsides or on the open 

 spaces in the bush-country. Birds with blue spots, green 

 spots, and bronzy spots on the wings occur together. 



In the north of the Nile Province a pale form is met with, 

 C. afra delicatula Sharpe, 1902. 



Nests and eggs have been taken in May, and nestlings in 

 February, and young in moult in October. 



Localities. Magada, Sanga, Kyetema, Kyanja, and Busiro, 

 in Uganda ; Kisumu and Mumias, in British East Africa. 



Tympanistria tympanistria. 



c? 1-2; 1 imm. 27.iv.12; lO.xi. 14; 5.xii.l3. 



? 1-2. 3.ii. 12; 6.xii. 14. 



This is a common species in forests and plantations. They 

 collect most of their food from off the ground. Their call 

 is a sweet sound, unlike that of other Doves ; the first two 

 coos are loud and prolonged, followed by seven coos, gradu- 

 ally diminishing in intensity and tone, so that the last is 

 almost inaudible. Nests and young were taken in July, 

 The nest is constructed of twigs loosely put together, and 

 is usually placed about twenty feet from the ground. The 

 eggs, two in number, are small and have a pinky-creamy 

 tinge. 



A young bird in moult from first to adult plumage, shot 

 in November, is very like a female in appearance, but the 

 crown and back still retain feathers which are tipped and 

 barred with rust-colour ; the breast and flauk-feathers are 

 also edged with yellowish brown. The wing-spots are indi- 

 cated by dull blackish spots. 



Localities. Mabira, Sezibwa River, Kyetema, and Kivuvu, 

 in Uganda ; Kyambu and Nairobi, in British East Africa. 



