246 Mr. V. G. L. vau Someren on Birds 



Corythornis cyanostigina. 



c? 1; ? 1. 25.xi.10; IS.xi. 10. 



Imm. S 1. 31.vii.07. 



The nests and eggs of this species have been taken by us 

 in June and July, and nestlings in July and December. 

 I obtained a fine series of photographs at one o£ these 

 nests. 



These birds live on a mixed diet, consisting of fish, frogs, 

 lizards, spiders, dragon-flies, mantis, and grasshoppers. 

 They are usually found by the side of lakes and streams. 



Localities. Rusinga Channel, Sesse Isles, in Uganda ; 

 Kyambu and Nairobi, in British East Africa. 



Ceryle maxima. 

 c^. 26.vi.00. 



The Great Spotted Kingfisher was met with on a few 

 occasions along the lake-side and on the larger rivers. 

 Locality. Kegern, in Uganda. 



Ceryle rudis. 



S 1-2. lO.ii. 11 ; 17.vi.09. 



?. lO.xi. 10. 



A common species on lakes, rivers, and swamps. They 

 were found nesting in August, September, November, and 

 December, and again in June. Young birds are like adults 

 in colour, but have the feathers of the throat and under 

 surface edged with black. 



Fuller notes on this species appear in our work, ' Bird-Life 

 in Uganda.' 



Localities. Buddu, Lake George, Lwala, and Victoria 

 Nyanza, in Uganda ; the " Ngong Ditch,'' in British East 

 Africa. 



MelittophaguB oreol)ates, 



S . 14. xii. 12. 



A very common species in British East Africa, We 

 found it breeding in a sand-pit in December, February, 

 and July. They ai'e noisy birds when hawking for insects, 

 and just when going to roost. They are local migrants. 



