238 Mr. V. G. L. van Soraeren on Birds 



Barbatula nyanzse. 



Barbatula leucolaima nyanzce Neumann, J. Ornith. 1907, 

 p. 347 : Uganda. 



c? & ? . 30.xii. 11. 



The little Yellow-rumped Barbet was found in the old 

 native plantations and gardens. Several pairs were seen 

 feeding in a ficus-tree. They were breeding in May and 

 December. 



Locality. Kyetema, in Uganda. 



Barbatula jacksoni. (Plate V.) 



c? & ?. 17.vi. 13; 17.vi. 13. 



Jackson's Grey-thi'oated Barbet was a common species in 

 British East Africa, inhabiting the open forests and planta- 

 tions. It nested regularly in my garden in Nairobi. The 

 nesting-hole was usually excavated in some soft decaying 

 tree-trunk or end of a broken branch. There is little or no 

 lining, merely a few bits of wood-pulp. The eggs are white. 

 I have taken the egg of Indicator major from one of these 

 nests. 



The birds use these nesting-holes for roosting-places 

 during the off-season. They feed largely on insects and 

 soft fruit. 



Localities. Nairobi, Kyambu Escarpment, in British East 

 Africa. 



Barbatula subsulpburea. 



S 1-2. 17. 1. 14 ; 14. viii. 13. 



? 1-3. 17.i.l4; 17.vi. 13; 7.ii. 14. 



These little Barbets are common in the forest, where 

 their loud note can be heard very frequently. They 

 nest in holes in tree-stems and branches ; the eggs are 

 white. 



The nesting-season is, apparently. May to June, and again 

 in December and January. 



Localities. Mabira, Kyetema, and Namwave Forests, in 

 Uganda. 



