236 Mr. V. G. L. van Someren on Birds 



TricholaBma ansorgei. 



c? 1-5. 4.iii. 13; 10. v. 14; 27. ix. 13 ; lO.xi. 13; 

 25.vii. 10. 



? 1-6. 14.x. 13; lO.v. 14; 20.vi. 10; 21.xi.l2; 

 2.V. 14; 6.x. 14. 



Ansorge's Spotted Barbet was a common bird in the 

 forest^ more especially when the wild figs were in fruit. 



When the males are courting or calling they expand their 

 crops, so as to make the breast-feathers, with their long fine 

 terminal hairs, stand out like an apron. To do this they 

 raise themselves to their full height by stretching the lej^s 

 and body and then gradually resume a normal position, at 

 the same time puffing out the feathers. 



Female birds are yellower on the under surface, and the 

 spotting on the back is yellow, not green or lemon-colour. 



Localities. Jinja, Mabira, Mubango, Kasala, Kyetema, in 

 Uganda. 



Tricholaema radcliffei. 



Tricholama radcliffei O.-Grant, Bull. B. O. C. xv. 1904, 

 p. 29 : Mulema, Uganda. 



c? & ? . 15.iii. 12; 10. vii. 12. 



Radcliffe's Barbet was not a common species. It was met 

 with in the acacia-country. 



Localities. Sio River, Kabulamuliro, in Uganda. 



Tricholaema massaicum. 



(^ . 10. vii. 10. 



These Barbets were fairly common in the scrub-country. 

 I noticed that they were very fond of white ants, and sought 

 for them in the earth-tunnels which had been constructed 

 along the stems and branches of trees ; they would go 

 systematically along all the branches, ripping the tunnels 

 open in their entire length. They have a loud piping 

 call. 



Localities. Kisumu and Escarpment, in British East Africa. 



Tricholaema diadematnm. 

 c? 1-2. 10. vii. 12. 

 Two birds agree well witli typical T. diadematum, but a 



