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



Dendromns nubicus. 



S 1-2. 18.vi.06; 17.xi.l3. 



? 1-3. 15.V. 12; 18.iii.l2; 31. xii. 12. 



These birds were fairly conimou in the acacia-country 

 and forest. They are noisy and shy, though very inquisi- 

 tive birds. Nests and eggs were obtained in June and July, 

 and young in November. 



Localities. Lawala and Kabulamuliro, in Uganda; Kisumu 

 and Londiani, in British East Africa. 



Mesopicus goertaB centralis. 



(^ & ?. 17.V.10; 20. vii.06. 



These birds were found breeding in May, June, and July, 

 when eggs and young were ol)tained. In one nest there 

 was an egg of a Honey-guide. The eggs are white. 



Localities. Mawakota, Kikoma, in Uganda. 



Mesopicus xantholophus. 

 ?. 15.V. 14. 



This western species was collected in Uganda proper in 

 the forest. It was the only specimen seen. 

 Locality. Kasala Forest, in Uganda. 



Dendropicus lafresnayei. 



(J & ? , and imm. 19. ii. 12 ; 15. iii. 12 ; 9. i. 12. 



This little Red-naped Woodpecker was found in the 

 more open forest and acacia country. It was not common. 



A young bird just from the nest was shot in February, 

 and another taken in June. Birds in this stage are very 

 difficult to distinguish from young D. poecilolcemus. 



Localities. Kyetema and Kabulamuliro, in Uganda. 



Dendropicus poecilolaemus. 



(? & ? , and imm. 20. vii. 09 ; 19. ii. 14 ; 19. ii. 14. 



Found in tlie open forests and plantations. This species 

 is frequently mistaken for the preceding, but can be at once 

 distinguished by its almost uniform under surface. 



Birds were nesting in a hollow tree in March. Young 

 were obtained in February. Here, also, the young can 

 only be distinguished from young D. lafresnayei by the 



