collected in Uganda and British East Africa. 247 



Large numbers frequent the tall trees in my garden at 

 certain times of tlie year. 



Locality. Ravine, in British East Africa. 



Melittophagus lafresnayei. 



Large numbers of Bee-eaters, which I took to be this 

 species, were seen in the game-country north-east of Embu, 

 in the Guaso Nyiro district of British East Africa. 



Melittophagus variegatus. 

 (^ & ? . 15.xi.09; 13.xii, 09. 



This species is not very common in Uganda. It was met 

 with in small flocks on the outskirts of forests. 



Localities. Mabira, Mpumu, and Kyetema, in Uganda. 



Melittophagus meridionalis. 



S 1-4. 20. vi. 12 ; 7. vi. 12 ; 14. vii. 06 ; 3. ii. 09. 

 ? . 15. vi. 12 ; 18. x. 14 (abnormal). 



This is the commonest of the small Bee-eaters in Uganda 

 and British East Africa. It frequents the scrub-country and 

 outskirts of forests. One specimen, obtained on the Wabe- 

 gengi River, is not typical, but appears to be midway 

 between "M. oreobates and M. cyanostictus, having the dark 

 reddish under surface of the former, viith the rest of the 

 plumage like the latter ; it, however, is very much bigger 

 than M. cyanostictus. 



Localities. Kyetema, Jinja, in Uganda ; Kisumu, in 

 British East Africa. 



Melittophagus bullockoides. 



(J & ?. 4.iii. 12. 



This Bee-eater was plentiful at Nakuru at certain times. 

 They were breeding there in October. There were over a 

 dozen nests in a bank of a railway-cutting. 



Localities. Nakuru and Njoro, in British East Africa. 



Aerops albicollis. 



S 1-4. 14. vi. 10 ; 13. ii. 09 ; 7. xi. 14 ; 20. xi. 14. 

 ? . 14. vi. 10. 

 A common species in Uganda and British East Africa. 



