collected in Uganda and British East Africa. 215 



oviduct of the January bird ; it was fully formed and ready 

 for depositing. 



Localities. Durro (nr. Lake George) and Mabira Forests, 

 Uganda. 



Pternistes infuscatus. 



J . 10. vi. 13. 



? & imm. 13.vii. 13. 



I can see no reason for separating the birds from Kenia 

 district under the name P. i. keniensis ; specimens shot in 

 the Kikuyu district are just as ochraceous — in fact, the 

 coloration is variable. 



These birds are plentiful in the native gardens, where grain 

 and sweet-potatoes are cultivated. They were seen in large 

 numbers along the Forthall-Nyeri Road in British East 

 Africa. 



Young birds are much darker on the upper surface than 

 adults_, and are more marbled and are paler on the under- 

 side. The bare throat is limited in extent and is dirty 

 yellow, not orange and yellow. Both males and females 

 call. 



When flushed, these birds frequently fly up into trees and 

 remain perfectly still until danger is past. 



Localities. Forthall, Nyeri, Kyambu, and Kikuyu, in 

 British East Africa. 



Pternistes cranchi. 



c? 1-3. 26.V.10; 4.ii.ll; 4.ii. 11. 



? 1-2. 26.V. 10; 4.ii. 11. 



These birds are found in the bush-country in pairs or 

 coveys, but are never abundant. They are extremely fond 

 of perching on the top of some prominence, such as an 

 ant-hill, just before sunset, and calling loudly. 



A young male, moulting into its second plumage, has the 

 throat almost entirely covered with feathers ; it retains 

 the broadly marked feathers of the coverts and secondaries, 

 and also the pale whitish feathers' of the under surface, 

 which are broadly banded with pale brownish and possess 

 a terminal black spot. Here and there on the breast, the 



