collected in Uyanda and British East Africa. 223 



Spizaetus bellicosus. 



c? & ? . 7. V. 10. 



Not very common. They are great chicken-thieves. 



Locality. Kyetema, in Uganda. 



Hieraetus wahlbergi. 

 ? 1-2. 20.ix.09; 29. viii. 09. 



This bird is fairly common on the outskirts o£ forest and 

 in the acacia-country. 



Locality. Katai, in Uganda. 



Lophoaetus occipitalis. 



c? & ?. 12.x. 07; 20.vii. 12. 



Seen frequently in the acacia-country. 



A nest was found at the top of a Euphorbia-tree in July. 

 It was a large structure, composed of twigs and reeds, and 

 lined with leaves and bits of grass ; fresh green leaves were 

 added from time to time. The eggs were hard-set and were 

 of a dirty creamy-white with red-brown spots and blotches. 



Localities. Kyetema, in Uganda; Kisumu and Nairobi, 

 in British East Africa. 



Buteo augur. 



S 1-3. 27.V. 10; 27.V.10; 7.ii.ll. 



A common species. Of the specimens obtained, one adult 

 is in the black and white dress, the other in the pure black ; 

 both have red tails, more or less barred. Can these birds 

 be dimorphic, or are they distinct species ? 



A nest of this species was obtained in September, It was 

 a deep structure, composed of twigs, clumps of grass, 

 and leaves, and lined with fresh green leaves. The clutch 

 consists of two eggs of a creamy ground-colour with large 

 brown spots and blotches. 



Localities. Kutunzi and Toro, in Uganda ; Kisumu and 

 NakurUj in British East Africa. 



Helotarsus ecaudatus, 



cJ & ? . 9. iv. 14. 



Not common, but widely distributed. 



A nest was found built in a very tall tree ; it was very 



