collected in Uganda and British East Africa. 221 



Cotnrnix coturnix africana. 

 S . 28. xii. 14. 

 ? . 24. iv. 13. 



Sometimes plentiful. The male shot in January had very- 

 large testes^ and was probably breeding. 



Localities. Embu, Kyambu, in British East Africa. 



Coturnix delagorguei. 



(? 1-2. 7.vii.l2; 22.vi. 12. 

 ? 1-3. 7.vii. 12; 7.vii. 12. 



Common at certain seasons. Breeds in May, June, and 

 July, and also in December, but the season depends on the 

 rains to a great extent. The males call incessantly when 

 the season is on ; the call is a loud piercing " twee twit,'' 

 repeated five or six times at short intervals. The females 

 make the same sound, but very low, so low as to be almost 

 inaudible. When the breeding-season commences, the males 

 become extremely pugnacious and fight one another ; they 

 do some most surprising high jumps when trying to avoid 

 one another. If one bird gets a good grip of his opponent, 

 he jumps about, shakes and worries his foe as a dog worries 

 a rat. I have often watched these battles taking place. 



These Quails lay quite large eggs ; the colour varies from 

 a sandy to buff or almost whitish cream with very fine to 

 large raised black spots. They breed readily in captivity. 



Localities. Jinja and Sio River, in Uganda ; Kano, 

 Nairobi, and Kisumu, in British East Africa. 



Excalfactoria adansoni. 



J & ?. 17.iv. 10. 



The Blue Quail is not plentiful, but is widely distributed 

 in Uganda and British East Africa. Small coveys are 

 sometimes flushed in the grass-country. 



Localities. Mpuniu and Kyetema, in Uganda. 



Circus ranivorus and Circus aeruginosus. 



One specimen of each was obtained. Not common. 



Locality. Kyetema, in Uganda. 



